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Cory Doctorow: The Internet Con (Hardcover, 2023, Verso)

When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their …

One thing we know for certain about the Big Tech companies is that they lie all the time: they lie about which data they collect from you; they lie to advertisers about whether you saw an ad; they lie to publishers about whether they collected money for an ad. They lie about their taxes, their labor practices and every other commercially significant subject.

Wouldn’t it be amazing if the only time they told the truth was when they boasted about how great their products are?

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