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This is what a digital coup looks like

Carole Cadwalladr · TED

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“We are watching the collapse of the international order in real time, and this is just the start,” says investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. In a searing talk, she decries the rise of the “broligarchy” — the powerful tech executives who are using their global digital platforms to amass unprecedented geopolitical power, dismantling democracy and enabling authoritarian control across the world. Her rallying cry: resist data harvesting and mass surveillance, and support others in a groundswell of digital disobedience. “You have more power than you think,” she says. (This talk contains mature language.)

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Institution
TED
Department
TED2025
Speaker
Carole Cadwalladr
Year
2025
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
TED
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