Computer Says Maybe

Livestream: The People’s Policy: Holding Big Tech Accountable


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How does an oppressed workforce organise against Big Tech employers with even bigger lobbying muscle?

More like this: Worker Power & Big Tech Boss Men w/ David Seligman

This week’s episode is a recording of our livestream from Monday: a litigator, regulator, and activist share their work and perspectives on coordinating bottom-up fights against Big Tech power, worker suppression, and unfair consumer practices. Speakers are:

  • David Seligman, Executive Director of Towards Justice and Democratic candidate for Colorado Attorney General
  • Alvaro Bedoya, former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and founding director of the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown University Law Center
  • Elliott “El’Bo” Awatt, Driver Organizer with Colorado Independent Drivers United

Further reading & resources:

  • Alvaro Bedoya on how he became a populist
  • Drivers for Lyft and Uber are building a national movement — Colorado Newsline 2024
  • Uber Claims Transparency Law Complicates Rides and Takes Away Driver Perks – but Does It? — Westword, February 2025
  • An AMA on Reddit with David Seligman

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Computer Says Maybe is produced by
Georgia Iacovou, Kushal Dev, Marion Wellington, Sarah Myles, Van Newman, and Zoe Trout

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