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Big Tech and Democracy Need To Work Together, Microsoft Executives Say (axios.com)

Posted by msmash on from the a-call dept.

From a report: It's not often that Big Tech calls for more government action. But two top Microsoft executives -- Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer, and Carol Ann Browne, director of executive communications -- write in a tech trends forecast out today. "2018 will be a year when democratic governments can either work together to safeguard electoral processes or face a future where democracy is more fragile. [T]his needs to include work to protect campaigns from hacking, address social media issues, ensure the integrity of voting results, and protect vital census processes," they wrote.

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  1. Democracy and ownership by Max_W · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In the past I felt that I owned my OS and my programs. Nowadays, it feels like renting a patch from a feudal lord.

    I could install the OS on my computer, then on another one. Not anymore, at least not all of them.

    Democracy appeared in the Ancient Greece where people owned land of their farms. And only owners could participate in the democracy. So if Big Tech really wants a democracy let them make us owners again.

  2. Voting is already just a placebo for the masses by JustNiz · · Score: 3, Interesting

    >> safeguard electoral processes or face a future where democracy is more fragile

    Look around. Nearly all so-called "democratic" governments are already working towards replacing democracy with dictatorship. Doing nothing in this case just speeds up their actual agenda.