tech backlash
Anti-technology public sentiment
Tech backlash is a societal reaction against the technology industry or its products—driven by concerns about privacy, addiction, market dominance, labor practices, or cultural influence.
The term gained currency in the 2010s as scrutiny of major tech companies intensified: The tech backlash has made Silicon Valley less popular with regulators.
It can describe broad skepticism or specific movements against particular technologies.
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- privacyFreedom from observation
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
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- technophobiatechnophobia, cyberphobia, AI fear, privacy concerns, Luddism
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