Tag: Apple
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The ‘Postmodern’ Tech Companies Embarking on ‘Modernist’ Projects
Technology Transnationals such as Apple, Google and Facebook have effectively embedded themselves into the lifeworlds of billions of people the world over through weaving their products and services into the fabric of daily life. While in many ways these tech firms are quintessentially postmodern, there are some ways in which they seem to harken back to…
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Technology Companies and the Digital Privatisation of Public Education
Education has long been influenced by private companies, but the rise of digital education has expanded the role of private technology companies, in public education enormously. Such companies range from the big global technology companies such as Microsoft and Facebook to smaller, silicon valley tech startups. This post explores the companies involved, and the neoliberal,…
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How Technology Companies Manipulate our Behaviour
Design features such as likes, swipes, notifications and autoplays make being on-line more addictive, less autonomous, and cause pyschological and social harm, at least according to this recent Guardian Article by Paul Lewis: Our minds can be hijacked: the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia‘. Below I summarize this article and add in a…
