Other My TED talk: how I took on the tech titans in their lair

[J65nko]

From https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...silicon-valley

For more than a year, the Observer writer has been probing a darkness at the heart of Silicon Valley. Last week, at a TED talk that became a global viral sensation, she told the tech billionaires they had broken democracy. What happened next?

In case you don't want to read the article but see the talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/carole_cad...t_to_democracy

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Originally Posted by J65nko

In case you don't want to read the article but see the talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/carole_cad...t_to_democracy

Many thanks, Carole! I thoroughly enjoyed your TED presentation. I'm now, more than ever, happy that I deleted my FaceBook account two months ago. You are correct! Democracy is not a given, it can be eroded by nefarious, corporate cabals.

[Carpetsmoker]

From the title I thought J65nko did a TED talk :-)

[J65nko]

Considering the books I ordered through the Internet, I don't think I would get a visa. Or when landed I would not make it across the USA border, when I would refuse to give them my passwords on my Lenovo tablet ...... ;-)

[Carpetsmoker]

There are loads of TED events all over the world. Everywhere I've lived has one: TEDxEindhoven, TEDxBristol, TEDxDunedin. No need to deal with the friendly TSA staff :-)

No TEDxBudel yet ;-)

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Originally Posted by Carpetsmoker

From the title I thought J65nko did a TED talk :-)

Same. Heh-heh.