The United States wants the world to choose: either they accept the dominance of Silicon Valley or fall into the hands of scary Chinese tech. But that choice makes no sense.
If we want better tech, it must be rejected in favor of another model that breaks up the monopolies and gives countries more power to shape their own technological futures.
@parismarx I disagree with the "countries" part of the argument since it still leaves people subject to whatever nationalist or "think of the children" whims can get through the legislature or be imposed on then by an autocrat. But 100%, freeing people from corporate domination is as essential to their having civil liberties within their governments.
@parismarx False binary! An old rhetorical device, used to scare people into forgetting there are always more alternatives.
In this case, assumes that we have already given up our lives (and governments) to the digital cloud and its masters. Because why wouldn't we want the benefits? What matter the cost?