How Technofacism is Rooted in Silicon Valley / Becca Lewis

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5 • 930 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Disinformation and far-right digital media scholar Becca Lewis, who posted The Guardian article, “‘Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley." Check out Becca Lewis new Guardian piece at this link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/jan/29/silicon-valley-rightwing-technofascism?fbclid=IwY2xjawIYf-tleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHc2nPsngc-4BdtZ_VAwm84lbBIMTOkq8WaTAvn1nYmXhUWlgWa_lfeyW2w_aem_L7nLbYIVbWoIlBoxR9OKLw Becca served as an expert witness in the defamation lawsuits brought against Alex Jones by parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims. She is currently writing a book on the rise of reactionary politics in Silicon Valley and online. Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast or visiting thisishell.com/pages/support

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1:27.2	journalist and historian Owen Higgins. He's the author of Owned, how tech billionaires on
1:32.1	the right bought the loudest voices on the left. Owen warns us that our tech billionaires can
1:38.1	use their wealth, power, now their influence, to not only buy up what was once a free press,
1:43.9	but make certain those outlets report positively on our new overlords.
1:49.3	With AI, journalism could become nothing more than propaganda for Silicon Valley, which it was for a long time.
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