Elinor_Carmi (she/her)
📢New report by myself & Panagiota Nakou "What Mobilises People To Go Against Big-Tech?"
Download the report here ->https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/31373/
We asked digital rights NGO practitioners – what works, what didn't work & how can we move forward to challenge the power asymmetries.
Short🧵on our findings:
City Research Online - What Mobilises People Against Big-Tech?

Sep 27, 2023 at 2:45pmWeb
Show threadElinor_Carmi (she/her)Sep 27, 2023

We found 4 main themes around what mobilises people to go against big-tech:

1. Contextual Awareness - ppl care about their data but develop their awareness depending on the context it emerges.

2. Real/imagined concerns - Ppl develop concerns depending on their data literacies ->

Show threadElinor_Carmi (she/her)Sep 27, 2023

3. Who is responsible for creating & solving the problems - many feel big-tech lacks legitimacy & generates suspicion regarding the way they handle people’s data.

4. Resistance possibilities - Many felt that there are few avenues to challenge big-tech. ->

Show threadElinor_Carmi (she/her)Sep 27, 2023
We identified what are possible routs that can enhance citizens’ data citizenship, by finding what each actor can or needs to provide, including: Governments, Big-Tech, Media, NGOs and Society ->
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We want to thank our participants: Silkie Carlo, Rachel Coldicutt, Mahsa Alimardan & Sam Gregory & those who wished to remain anonymous, & City University's School of Policy and Global Affairs for funding this project. More to come!
Show threadEsteban MoralesSep 27, 2023
@DrPinkeee Very interesting! I am looking forward to carefully reading this
Show threadElinor_Carmi (she/her)Sep 27, 2023
@esteban thank you Esteban, would love to know your thoughts on it 😊