Fiona Coath – Meet the people fighting surveillance capitalism
Channel: Plain Schwarz
Date: 2022-06-14

What does it mean for democracy when we live in a world where hyper personalised misinformation and bot armies manipulate public opinion? This propaganda is fueled by social media companies, who's business depends on growing their user base, increasing engagement and improving targeting. Just getting visibility on what users are being shown is challenging, even with current EU regulations. As is often the case, users in the global south are most vulnerable, without robust regulation and with fewer moderators per user for many languages.

As technologists we are well positioned to understand this threat. How might we leverage this to create positive change? By exploring examples of people who blew whistles, enabled regulation, or taught others how to stay safe online, we can take back hope and get inspired to fight back against surveillance capitalism.

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