The Age of the Digital Armbreaker is here. Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs) has a compelling post on how the practices of finance (which, let's face it, was always there usury lenders in a trench coat) converge with those of Big Tech. Makes me itch to bring the guillotines out!
#finance #bigtech
https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/25/cruel-cruelty-oh-cruelty/#digital-arm-breakers
Alberto Cottica
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2026-07-25 12:52:16 UTC
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