Hi there,
We’re delighted to announce an AMA with leading digital rights campaigner, member of the House of Lords and former Hollywood film director Baroness Beeban Kidron, on Tuesday 23rd June, 7-9pm.
She’ll be discussing her new book USERS: How Big Tech Took Control and How to Fight Back:
“One of the earliest and most relentless advocates for online protections for children - and a prescient voice on the risks of AI – Beeban Kidron takes readers on a journey from the halls of Parliament and the UN to the White House and Silicon Valley. Through her encounters with specialist police officers, bereaved parents, lobbyists and tech bros, Users demonstrates the unchecked power of Big Tech, as they avoid rules and regulations, and capture governments that are meant to protect us.
“The issue is not technology itself, but its use and abuse. How tools built to connect people are redeployed to divide, punish, distract, and control; while our tech overlords come to own everything – but continue to be held responsible for nothing. Now that we know their game, it's time to fight back.”
Please post your questions below and join Beeban on the thread on Tuesday evening to hear the answers. Everyone who posts will be entered into a draw to win one of five copies of USERS*.
As always, please remember our guidelines - one question per user, follow-ups only if there’s time and most questions have been answered, and please keep it civil.
Thanks,
MNHQ
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