Book talk 'Cloud empires: how digital platforms are overtaking the state and how we can regain control'
In-person attendance is fully booked but online attendance is still available
The early Internet was a lawless place, populated by scam artists who made buying or selling anything online risky business.

Then Amazon, eBay, Upwork, and Apple established secure digital platforms for selling physical goods, crowdsourcing labour, and downloading apps. These tech giants have gone on to rule the Internet like autocrats. How did this happen? How did users and workers become the hapless subjects of online economic empires? The Internet was supposed to liberate us from powerful institutions. In this talk, digital economy expert Vili Lehdonvirta will explore the rise of the platform economy into statelike dominance over our lives and propose a new way forward.

This talk will be followed by a book sale and drinks reception, all welcome

REGISTRATION
This talk will be live in-person and online

To register to watch live online on Crowdcast click here: www.crowdcast.io/e/cloud-empires
Date: 6 February 2023, 17:00 (Monday, 4th week, Hilary 2023)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: In-person and online
Speaker: Professor Vili Lehdonvirta (Professor of Economic Sociology and Digital Social Research, Oxford Internet Institute)
Organising department: Oxford Martin School
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: events@oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Oxford Martin School Events
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/cloud-empires/
Audience: Public
Editor: Hannah Mitchell