Digital watch: How tech giants exploit archaic laws to dominate the world

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Are tech giants out of control? Our media landscape is dominated by tech titans with unlimited resources and little to no oversight. Does anyone have a plan to deal with this lack of regulation? Ros Taylor sits down with, senior research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of Techlash, Tom Wheeler to discuss his vision of digital governance. “Certain men of wealth can do as they please." – Tom Wheeler “We need a new federal agency that is created to deal with the realities of modern tech.” – Tom Wheeler “The internet is the largest ungoverned space in the world.” – Tom Wheeler https://www.brookings.edu/books/techlash/ www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:26.0	Tom Wheeler believes it isn't, and he joins me today. He's a senior research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.
1:29.0	Welcome to the bunker, Tom.
1:30.0	Hello, Ron, it's great to be with you.
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1:34.2	TechLash who makes the rules in the digital Gilded Age. Now the Gilded Age is
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