Freedom in the age of algorithms The Internet was once a symbol of liberation — an open space where anyone…
From ignorance to awareness Before 2018, few Internet users understood how deeply their data was…
What is surveillance capitalism? The term was popularized by Shoshana Zuboff in her landmark book…
The rise of digital campaigning In the early 2010s, political campaigns discovered the power of social media. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter offered direct access to voters — no gatekeepers,…
From exposure to evolution When the Cambridge Analytica scandal erupted in 2018, it felt like the Internet’s moment of reckoning.…
When technology met accountability In early 2018, few could predict that an obscure data analytics firm would ignite one of…
The illusion of privacy We like to think that privacy is a matter of choice — that by adjusting settings…
The myth of neutrality For decades, Silicon Valley has promoted the idea that technology is neutral — that algorithms simply…