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Episode Synopsis
Early Facebook investor and Zuckerberg mentor Roger McNamee exposes the threats posed by the internet giants to our political order and public health.
From early 2016, his concerns about the company’s business model, culture and priorities became ever graver, leading to a crusading new role that turned him from fervent champion to fierce critic. In the years since, as tech-driven scandal and crisis has hit countries from the US to the UK, from Sri Lanka to Brazil, McNamee has become a leading light in the fight against the existential threats posed by Facebook and the big tech giants to our privacy, democracy and public health.
This event was recorded live at the RSA on Tuesday 17th September 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2019/09/big-tech-and-the-future-of-democracy
From early 2016, his concerns about the company’s business model, culture and priorities became ever graver, leading to a crusading new role that turned him from fervent champion to fierce critic. In the years since, as tech-driven scandal and crisis has hit countries from the US to the UK, from Sri Lanka to Brazil, McNamee has become a leading light in the fight against the existential threats posed by Facebook and the big tech giants to our privacy, democracy and public health.
This event was recorded live at the RSA on Tuesday 17th September 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2019/09/big-tech-and-the-future-of-democracy
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