This is the first episode of “Tech Back Control”, a podcast about taking back control from technology, using technology.
This week, we’re starting with the revolution which started it all… the Internet.
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The theme song is by Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann)
Watch David Bowie’s excitement for the Internet in 1999
Read: “As the Pirates Become CEOs: The Closing of the Open Internet” by Zeynep Tufekci
Read: “Weaving the Web: The original design and ultimate destiny of the World Wide Web" by Tim Berners-Lee
Doomsday Internet Headlines:
It’s ‘digital heroin’: How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies - NY Post, August 27th, 2016
The internet is destroying society, sobering research shows - CNET, March 30th, 2017
I was wrong. Too much tech is ruining lives - Washington Post, April 17th, 2018
Big Tech, Out-of-Control Capitalism and the End of Civilization - Scientific American, Oct 7th 2020
The internet is destroying our brains, but we can't quit. It's a factory we're forced to work in without any pay - Business Insider, June 2021
Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen - The Guardian, January 2nd, 2022
The Internet Is Broken. How Do We Fix It? - NY Times, May 27th, 2022
5 companies own over 50% of the global advertising revenue.
Social Network revenues
Open source contributions from big tech
Mozilla deal with Google