Jamie Susskind
The Digital Republic
On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century
Pegasus Books, 2022
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Big tech rules the world. Here’s how to restrain it.
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Huge technology companies are amassing unprecedented levels of wealth and power while also distorting democracy, Jamie Susskind writes in this detailed study. A British barrister, tech expert and skilled author, Susskind argues for a massive effort to rein in big tech, an initiative that would require new laws, robust regulation and greater enforcement. He acknowledges that none of this will be easy, because Silicon Valley will resist any and all checks on its power. And even if a “digital republicanism” emerges, the public sector will still have to sprint to catch up with the ever-accelerating pace of innovation.
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About the Author
Jamie Susskind is the author of the best-selling Future Politics. Recognized as a leading authority on the digital age, he lives and practices law in London.
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