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Nearly everything we use online is owned by big tech. There’s a better way forward
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The article argues that digital infrastructure and consumer platforms are dominated by a small number of American tech companies, creating dependency and control issues, and suggests alternative approaches may be needed.
Nearly everything we use online is owned by big tech. There’s a better way forward
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Globally, users of digital media are increasingly locked into a handful of operating systems, app stores, and communication platforms. Most of us must choose between Apple, Windows, or Android. All of these are owned by American tech giants.
Much of private and government IT infrastructure – websites, mobile banking, nearly anything online you can think of – uses cloud services, such as Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare or Microsoft Azure. They might have locations worldwi
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