We used to complain about
the big tech's dominance.
Now, we heavily rely on them and are glad they exist.
Now, we heavily rely on them and are glad they exist.
The
new virus changes so much in our world, and I won't repeat all the apparent
ramifications. However, an interesting trend emerged:
Normal
life grinds to a halt, but so does the Techlash (Tech-backlash), which has dominated the tech coverage for the past three years.
There's
still a lot of criticism, for example, about the spread of misinformation, but
the change in the critical tone (actually complimenting the companies' services
and work) – is noteworthy.
In
this short post, you are invited to see how this current trend started and
developed.
- I promise to update it with new relevant articles:
March
15, 2020
The
New York Times - Ben Smith
March
16, 2020
Reason
– Elizabeth Nolan Brown
March
17, 2020
TechDirt
- Mike Masnick
March
18, 2020
Axios
- Ina Fried
March
20, 2020
WIRED
- Steven Levy
March
21, 2020
CNBC
- Salvador Rodriguez
TechCrunch
- Josh Constine
The
Wall Street Journal - Joanna Stern
March
23, 2020
The
New York Times - Daisuke Wakabayashi, Jack Nicas, Steve Lohr, and Mike
Isaac
- Update:
The
Information – Cory Weinberg
March
25, 2020
The
Interface – Casey Newton
April
1, 2020
The
New York Times – Shira Ovide
April 2, 2020
April 2, 2020
ZDNet
- David Gewirtz
April
6, 2020
The
Interface – Casey Newton
April 9, 2020
April 9, 2020
Bloomberg
- Eric Newcomer
April 27, 2020
April 27, 2020
The
Washington Post – Elizabeth Dwoskin
- Update:
On the other hand:
May
1, 2020
The
New York Times – Kara Swisher
May
1, 2020
Politico
– Steven Overly and Leah Nylen
But then again:
August
5, 2020
The New York Times - Shira Ovide
"I'm a widowed great-grandmother in my
tenth decade, living alone. My family is scattered all over the globe.
WhatsApp, FaceTime, Zoom, and Google Meet (with instant captions) have been a
lifeline for me. Seeing my children and grandchildren's faces and talking with
them on a regular basis, sometimes daily, has made the lockdown and isolation
bearable. I'm aware of the nefariousness of Big Data. But this
technology cancels it out for me." — Blanche Korngold, Brookline, Mass.