{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/684c7e9c6770b65af405168c/6a7ab338523b3dfcd895b452?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Canada Beats Tech Influence","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/684c7e9c6770b65af405168c/1786425897574-234f303b-07ca-45de-910b-1521228e1028.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Host Stephen Marche traces the rise of a global right-wing influence project — funded by tech billionaires like Elon Musk and philosophically rooted in anti-democratic thinkers — that is actively working to end liberal democracy worldwide…and Canada is not immune.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Paris Marx (author of Hyperscale, and host of the Tech Won't Save Us podcast) and Gil Duran (author of Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy) join to ponder if tech is incompatible with democracy, and to envision a path forward for the enduring sustainability of democratic institutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Featuring (in order of appearance): <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TheHeadsUpAlliance/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Aalia Elachi</a>, <a href=\"https://parismarx.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paris Marx</a> &amp; <a href=\"https://www.gilduran.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gil Duran</a></p><p><br></p><p>Also visit our website—<a href=\"https://www.gloves-off.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gloves-off.ca</a>—for more research behind the issues from the Canadian Shield Institute including: <a href=\"https://canadianshieldinstitute.ca/updates/big-techs-cusma-wish-list\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">an analysis of what some of America's largest technology groups are asking for when it comes to CUSMA renegotiations</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@Gloves-OffPod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a> where you can watch our aftershow Cross Check that drops each Thursday with <a href=\"https://canadianshieldinstitute.ca/team\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vass Bednar</a> and <a href=\"https://socialcapitalpartners.ca/jon-shell/)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Shell</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Gloves Off with Stephen Marche "}