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 (DIR) Post #Ax6gtpkRbSw00B591M by amirbkhan@mastodon.social
       2025-06-23T12:25:56Z
       
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       If devices powered by Big Tech came with warning labels, would we pause before unlocking them?What we call convenience is often engineered dependency.Addiction. Manipulation. Data extraction. All embedded in the products and platforms we use.We’ve been here before. Just not with our "smart" devices.I wrote a piece exploring why Big Tech might be the Big Tobacco of our era and why it’s time we taking action against the harm.https://mangotek.eu/posts/big-tobacco-of-our-era/#bigtexit #privacy #opensource