Category Archives: Governance

Split up Facebook? No! Enforce Open Social Media Interoperability Standards to enable real competition.

Posted on December 10, 2020 by davidsprott

I see today in the Guardian that “The US government and a coalition of 48 states and districts have filed parallel lawsuits against Facebook in a major antitrust offensive that accused the social media behemoth of anticompetitive behavior and could ultimately force … Continue reading →

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Truth will ultimately prevail . . . !

Posted on November 19, 2020 by davidsprott

“Truth will ultimately prevail where pains is taken to bring it to light.” George Washington’s letter to Charles Mynn Thruston | Sunday, August 10, 1794 Washington is replying to Frederick County, Va., delegate Charles Mynn Thruston’s 21 June 1794 letter … Continue reading →

Posted in Biden, Brexit, Coronavirus, Governance, Politics, Technology Platforms, Trump | 3 Comments

We have just crossed a threshold – it’s time to fix Facebook, Twitter et al.

Posted on November 6, 2017 by davidsprott

We have crossed a threshold where technology Facebook et al are facilitating fixed elections and genocide. It’s time to act. Continue reading →

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Facebook, Twitter, Google, Governance, Technology Platforms, Trust | 2 Comments

Do we really need MORE democracy? Is consent of the people a recipe for instability?

Posted on September 13, 2017 by davidsprott

I was intrigued to see today that as Jean-Claude Junker addressed the European Parliament he was heckled by Nigel Farage who said, “what was being proposed was more Europe in every single direction… without the consent of the people”. It … Continue reading →

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It’s time to exert governance over the the Global Tech Leaders!

Posted on August 14, 2017 by davidsprott

Nearly 20 years ago, in my research work I and colleagues identified the IT platform companies as implementing a radical new business model that would be profoundly transformational in many dimensions, in terms of potential for astonishing levels of growth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Transformation, Governance, Uncategorized | 4 Comments