techlash
Anti-Silicon Valley sentiment
Techlash is a public backlash against major technology companies, particularly regarding concerns about privacy, market dominance, misinformation, and social harms.
The term blends "technology" and "backlash," emerging in the late 2010s as sentiment shifted from Silicon Valley enthusiasm to skepticism: The techlash has prompted calls for regulating social media platforms.
Against corporate market dominance
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- privacy lawsStatutes protecting personal information
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
GDPR · accountability · transparency · enforcement · compliance · governance · regulatory bodies · consumer protection
Unhappiness with circumstances
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- criticismJudgment of faults
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
boycott · rejection · opposition · hostility · revolt · defiance · repudiation · antagonism
Dominant social media platform
- MetaRenamed social network conglomerate
- GoogleDominant web search provider
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- AppleCupertino tech giant
Twitter · TikTok · Uber · Silicon Valley · Zuckerberg · FAANG · monopolies
Disposition toward doubt
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
wariness · disillusionment · questioning · doubt · credibility gap · broken promises · overpromise · disenchantment
Unauthorized access to personal matters
- surveillance capitalismProfiting from collected user data
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
data breach · cyberbullying · mental health · addiction · screen time · digital divide · social isolation · job displacement
antitrust
Against corporate market dominance
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- privacy lawsStatutes protecting personal information
data protection · GDPR · accountability · transparency · enforcement · compliance · governance · regulatory bodies · consumer protection · breakup
discontent
Unhappiness with circumstances
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- criticismJudgment of faults
protest · boycott · rejection · opposition · hostility · revolt · defiance · repudiation · antagonism · disapproval
Dominant social media platform
Apple · Twitter · TikTok · Uber · Silicon Valley · Zuckerberg · FAANG · monopolies
skepticism
Disposition toward doubt
suspicion · wariness · disillusionment · questioning · doubt · credibility gap · broken promises · overpromise · disenchantment · critical
privacy invasion
Unauthorized access to personal matters
- surveillance capitalismProfiting from collected user data
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
fake news · data breach · cyberbullying · mental health · addiction · screen time · digital divide · social isolation · job displacement · attention span
tech, technology, technological, technologically, technologies, techno, technique, techniques, technical