Why the current tech backlash feels different

Decoder with Nilay Patel by Vox Media Podcast Network

Sep 10, 202654:35Business

We’re back with another Decoder mailbag special. This time, we focused on feedback to Nilay’s “software brain” video essay, our ongoing coverage of AI and Big Tech backlash, surveillance, interviewing politicians ahead o...

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