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EPISODE · Jul 28, 2025 · 19 MIN

Big Tech Is Dismantling Democracy — Here's How to Fight Back

from The Disinfo Detox · host Nolan Higdon

🎙️ This week on The Disinfo Detox, civil liberties lawyer and author Heidi Boghosian joins us to expose how the digital world is quietly dismantling democracy — and what we can do to stop it.In her new book Cyber Citizens: Saving Democracy with Digital Literacy, Boghosian lays out the uncomfortable truth: Big Tech isn’t just eroding privacy — it’s reshaping our rights, behaviors, and systems of power.Host Nolan Higdon dives into how our uncritical embrace of technology handed control to corporate interests — and what a digitally literate public must do to fight back.Together, they explore:👉 How Big Tech undermines civic life and democratic processes👉 The dangers of surveillance capitalism, data harvesting, and algorithmic control👉 Why digital literacy is a survival skill — and a political weapon👉 How schools, policymakers, and everyday citizens can reclaim digital spaceWith hard-hitting insights from a legal and media expert, this episode is essential listening for anyone who wants to protect democracy in the age of data.📢 Support the show & join the conversation:🧠 Subscribe to our Substacks for exclusive essays & media critiques:Nolan Higdon: ⁠https://nolanhigdon.substack.com/⁠Sydney Sullivan: ⁠https://substack.com/@sydneysullivanphd⁠💥 JOIN the Detox crew on Patreon for exclusive content, essays, and annual consultations:👉 ⁠https://patreon.com/disinfodetox⁠ ✅ Don’t forget to:👍 Like💬 Comment🔁 Share🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell to stay informed (and a little detoxed) every week!#DisinfoDetox #DigitalLiteracy #HeidiBoghosian #CyberCitizens #MediaLiteracy #SurveillanceCapitalism #BigTech #PrivacyRights #DemocracyUnderAttack #DigitalEducation #CivicEngagement #CriticalThinking #Substack #Patreon #NolanHigdon #DigitalRights

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