The Internet is Crack Podcast
@theinternetiscrack
If the goal of tech is billion-dollar exits, nothing will change. This episode explores how profit-driven systems shaped the internet—and how corporations turned our data into power. Reclaiming digital rights may be the fight of our lifetime. 🎧 youtu.be/wUuJ9eE86lI #BigTech #TechEthics
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