We Don’t Have Elections
The truth is that while tech giants act with an authoritarian indifference toward their citizen-consumers, it’s increasingly important they are seen as liberal.
Jacob Silverman is a freelance journalist and occasional book critic. He’s the author of Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection, published in 2015 by HarperCollins. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, The New Republic, the Washington Post, Slate, and many other publications. A contributing editor for The Baffler, he often writes about the politics of tech, privacy, surveillance, and media. He lives with his family in Brooklyn. His website is www.jacobsilverman.com. He tweets as @silvermanjacob.