Description

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.

To find out more, follow on Twitter or join the Discord, go to the linktree:

https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol

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

Other Sources

• 5 companies own over 50% of the global advertising revenue.
• Social Network revenues
• Open source contributions from big tech
• Mozilla deal with Google