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‘This Is What A Digital Coup Looks Like’
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‘This Is What A Digital Coup Looks Like’

It's not innovation, it's theft

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May 25, 2025
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A reporter for the (U.K.) Guardian, Carole Cadwalladr, who was responsible for breaking the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2016, spoke at TED in 2024 about how the tech bros of Silicon Valley are now collaborating with Donald Trump to steal the wealth of regular people. The talk has gained 25 million views. Her 2016 story “actually made more money for t…

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