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Future generations — if humanity survives the climate crisis and geopolitical upheavals — will bitterly laugh at the trust we placed in oligarchic social media to influence our lives, politics, and societies (Photo: Author)

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The 'digital town square' is now a bear pit — we need a European vision for digital autonomy

The science-fiction novel Walkaway by Cory Doctorow tells a story of a near-future world grappling with climate catastrophe, extreme inequality, and control by the ruthless ultra-rich elites (“zottarich”, as Doctorow puts it, or, for short, “zottas”).

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Anton Shekhovtsov is director of the Centre for Democratic Integrity in Vienna, visiting professor at the Central European University, and author of three books: New Radical Rightwing Parties in European Democracies (2011), Russia and the Western Far-Right: Tango Noir (2017), and Russian Political Warfare (2023).

Future generations — if humanity survives the climate crisis and geopolitical upheavals — will bitterly laugh at the trust we placed in oligarchic social media to influence our lives, politics, and societies (Photo: Author)

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Author Bio

Anton Shekhovtsov is director of the Centre for Democratic Integrity in Vienna, visiting professor at the Central European University, and author of three books: New Radical Rightwing Parties in European Democracies (2011), Russia and the Western Far-Right: Tango Noir (2017), and Russian Political Warfare (2023).

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