AI サービスが一時的に利用できないため、復旧後に翻訳を補完します。
Tech platforms pillage public-interest journalism for profit. But we have leverage as they sow the seeds of their own downfall Carine Fouteau is president and publishing director of the French investigative news outlet Mediapart Big tech companies pose an immeasurable threat: socially, politically, militarily and ecologically. They are also causing a profound crisis of information. The tools they design now serve as weapons of mass destruction against democracy. There is so much at stake that an urgent and broad mobilisation is required. From the harvesting of personal data and the weaponisation of public opinion, to the destruction of jobs, the infringement of civil liberties and environmental damage, ordinary citizens are the main victims of this predatory economy – an economy with an agenda that aligns with the interests of the planet’s most authoritarian and reactionary states. Carine Fouteau is president and publishing director of the French investigative news outlet Mediapart Mediapart is hosting Hacking Big Tech, a public event about technology, AI and democracy in partnership with the Guardian, in Paris on Saturday 17 October 2026. The conference will be live-streamed free on Mediapart’s website, app and YouTube channel and can be accessed here from 1pm CEST on 17 October Continue reading...