A weekly newsletter that tells the story of how tech companies became unelected governments and what to do about it, by former Google executive and 30-year Internet veteran Jonathan Bellack.
Jun 6, 2025
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11 min read
Bluesky is open about almost everything, except setting and enforcing their community guidelines. They have an opportunity to lead the Internet forward with a democratic alternative.
Jun 3, 2025
5 min read
Tech companies just wanted to keep people safe. Now they are unelected governments. What went wrong, and what's next?
8 min read
In September 2024, I gave a talk at Harvard that foreshadowed this newsletter. Here's a key excerpt.