Attributing Responsibility to Big Tech for Mass Atrocity: Social Media and Transitional Justice
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592724001282
Abstract: Big Tech companies such as Meta, the owner of Facebook, are increasingly accused of enabling human rights violations. The proliferation of toxic speech in their digital platforms has been in the background of recent episodes… read more here.
Keywords: big tech; toxic speech; mass atrocity; speech ... See more keywords
Banking in the cloud: mapping big tech’s global digital technology networks
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2024.2391483
Abstract: ABSTRACT Witnessing the inroads of big tech into finance, this paper maps the growing dependence of incumbent banks on public cloud infrastructures. Although ‘cloud interfacing’ has become crucial amid platform finance, the intersections between what… read more here.
Keywords: big tech; finance; cloud; global digital ... See more keywords
Emerging Dynamics Between the Chinese State and Big-Tech: The Case of Alibaba
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DOI: 10.1080/09700161.2023.2181424
Abstract: Abstract The past few years have been tumultuous for the Chinese State and big-tech relations. The ground reality for the big-tech internet companies in China has transformed from being indulgent and overreaching to scrutiny and… read more here.
Keywords: state big; chinese state; tech; case ... See more keywords
The Algorithmically Authorised Heritage Discourse: how Big Tech ‘uses of heritage’ help to build Big Tech power
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DOI: 10.1080/13527258.2025.2579249
Abstract: ABSTRACT Three observations anchor the argument developed in this paper. (1) Major tech corporations increasingly act as the ‘peers’ of nation-states, as they rule their digital ‘fiefs’ through policies and codes. (2) Historically, nation-states have… read more here.
Keywords: big tech; heritage; culture; authorised heritage ... See more keywords
Europe faults Big Tech platforms for lack of research access.
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aed4587
Abstract: Scientists welcome preliminary finding that Meta and TikTok are in breach of the Digital Services Act. read more here.
Keywords: big tech; tech platforms; lack research; platforms lack ... See more keywords
To Post or Not to Post: AI Ethics in the Age of Big Tech
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DOI: 10.1145/3708339
Abstract: There are several different perceptions of the proper role of an ethicist. Three of the main ones are the roles of a) impartial observer, b) a guide to what is good or bad, or c)… read more here.
Keywords: big tech; post post; post; age big ... See more keywords
Jason Davis. Digital Relationships: Network Agency Theory and Big Tech
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DOI: 10.1177/00018392241256342
Abstract: A well-developed social networks literature has examined how networks influence organizing at both the individual and organizational levels. In Digital Relationships: Network Agency Theory and Big Tech , Jason Davis synthesizes but also critiques and… read more here.
Keywords: agency theory; digital relationships; relationships network; big tech ... See more keywords
Educational futures after COVID-19: Big tech and pandemic profiteering versus education for democracy
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DOI: 10.1177/14782103221080265
Abstract: To address the dramatic economic contraction brought on by the global pandemic, governments at all levels have taken on tremendous debt in order to provide economic stability and prevent a more dramatic collapse. It is… read more here.
Keywords: democracy; technology; education; tech ... See more keywords
A Tale of Two Metaverses: How America, China, and Europe Are Shaping the “New Internet”
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DOI: 10.17645/pag.10246
Abstract: The Metaverse, a virtual shared space created by the convergence of physical and virtual reality, is still in its infancy. Yet, China and the EU have already formulated differing visions for the future of the… read more here.
Keywords: metaverses america; tale two; big tech; two metaverses ... See more keywords
The US National Security State and Big Tech: frenemy relations and innovation planning in turbulent times*
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DOI: 10.4337/roke.2024.03.06
Abstract: I analyze the relation between what Weiss (2014) dubbed the United States National Security State (US NSS) and US Big Tech focusing on artificial intelligence (AI). I argue that the US NSS was an innovation… read more here.
Keywords: innovation; tech; big tech; security state ... See more keywords
‘Here in the US’: Identity narratives, national beliefs and corporate governance values in Big Tech Hearing discourse
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DOI: 10.5210/fm.v28i5.12803
Abstract: Starting from the idea that understanding Big Tech ideologies is a prerequisite for assessing how major tech corporations see a (re)organization of society, this paper offers an analysis of the opening statements of the CEOs… read more here.
Keywords: identity narratives; tech; big tech; discourse ... See more keywords