Facebook's silencing of a whistleblower reveals a tech bro oligarchy writing its own laws
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Carole Cadwalladr
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An investigative journalist (Carole Cadwalladr, known for exposing the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal) breaks a silence to report on how Facebook silenced a whistleblower, revealing a private justice system where tech billionaires effectively write their own rules — a "post-state" future she calls the "Broligarchy." The piece examines the collision of technology, democracy, and autocracy through the lens of platform censorship and corporate power.
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· 3 pulledFacebook's silencing of a whistleblower shines a light on a private justice system and a 'post-state' future where tech bros write the rules.
Two years ago, I called the alliance of Trump, Silicon Valley and a global axis of autocracy: a tech bro oligarchy, aka the Broligarchy.
Or as we call them, 'laws'
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