The Internet is Crack Podcast
@theinternetiscrack
Tech Doesn’t Have to Exploit You Big Tech extracts. Small tech serves. In this week’s episode, Aral Balkan explores how corporations captured the internet, turned us into products, and why reclaiming digital rights matters. 🎧 youtu.be/wUuJ9eE86lI #DigitalRights #Privacy #Decentralize
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