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The Internet Apologizes…

Even those who designed our digital world are aghast at what they created. A breakdown of what went wrong – from the architects who built it.


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8

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  • Insider's Take

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Technology writer Noah Kulwin talked with programmers, technicians, product designers and Silicon Valley CEOs for their take on what went wrong with the Internet. getAbstract recommends his analysis to tech industry insiders and everyday online users.

Take-Aways

  • Enthusiasm about the Internet’s potential to connect people and promote free speech blinded online pioneers to potential abuses of their platforms.
  • The need to generate advertising revenue to pay for their services and please investors has strongly shaped the way tech companies operate today. 
  • By designing products that are both addictive and an indispensable part of modern life, tech companies have acquired enormous power over people’s lives.

About the Author

Noah Kulwin is a technology editor at VICE News.


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