In case we needed more warning against #BigTech + a push towards #DigitalSovereignty...
@pluralistic on scorching form.

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115130382805060633
pluralistic@mamot.fr - William Gibson famously said "Cyberpunk was a warning, not a suggestion." But for every tech leader fantasizing about lobotomizing their enemies with Black Ice, there's 10 who wish they were Darth Vader, force-choking you while grating out, "I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."

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Pluralistic: Darth Android (01 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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