The Globalist

Facebook, Google & Co. are the new quasi-royal sovereigns. Their algorithmic de-facto laws do not require the approval of any of our parliaments.

In the past decade, America’s internet giants have grown to an enormous size. But the next few years are likely to be much less friendly to them.

Is Mark Zuckerberg really in control of Facebook? Or is he a sorcerer’s apprentice that cannot handle the invention?

Can we protect our societies against “psychographic advertising” – manipulative technologies that stifle democracy?

Today’s tech sector has become a slow-moving behemoth, but there is one area bubbling with creativity — that of crypto-currencies.

Disinformation needs to be tackled by a troika – individual members of the public, the social media companies and governments.

Is Silicon Valley the 21st century American equivalent of the inferno/purgatory? Or of paradise?

Can you conceptualize how much data is created these days?

Until now we, as simple “users,” have given little thought to where this profound technical change will lead us.

How the German Chancellor turns big political crises into major reforms. After the NSA scandal, it’s data privacy.