Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
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The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives, says science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow
  • Chozo@fedia.io
    13·
    5 months ago

    You could just add a period after “end” and stop the headline there.

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
    5·
    5 months ago

    I guess Cory didn’t see the CES shit show this year.

    AI fridges with voice command door opening that couldn’t work unless there was total silence, then it plays you ads.

    A fridge is, and should remain, a box that stays cold.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      3·
      5 months ago

      some other actor outside US wouldn’t do exactly the same with data as US companies

      Would if they could, but …… the key is going from a dominant corporatocracy to more diffuse centers of technology.

      Think of the common charger regulations. We here in the US would still be tied to proprietary chargers at excessive prices, but we have USB-C because EU is big enough

      Or think of something as basic as encryption. Not too many years ago, US dominated encryption technology and only the simplest was allowed worldwide. That basically created encryption technology centers in Israel and Ireland, and now we all benefit