The seemingly endless stream of “BigTech” privacy scandals –including, Twitter-files, Cambridge Analytica and the latest Elon Musk buffoonery may have you questioning how much the social network and other tech giants actually know about you.
Shoshana Zuboff, an American academic and former Harvard Business School professor, introduced the term “surveillance capitalism” in 2019 to explain the collection and monetization of personal data.
Silicon Valley’s “Tech Bro” oligarchy wields immense power, shaping global discourse, economies, and politics with little accountability.
Figures like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen and Sam Altman push narratives embracing a reactionary, right-wing vision that champions deregulation, techno-libertarianism, and a disdain for democratic oversight.
Personal information is the currency on which much of the internet depends. It’s gathered everywhere, often without people’s knowledge, and it effectively pays the bills on many free services and apps we take for granted.
The service that large social media companies provide to users has value! The data these companies collect from you – and subsequently use and sell – undeniably holds value. The proof lies in their ability to sell products and advertising based on this data.
Shouldn’t the value of this service be assigned a Fair Market Value and properly recorded and taxed in accordance with national and international financial laws?
Social media companies store data in certain countries, depending on infrastructure and legal frameworks. While international treaties and agreements aim to regulate data privacy and cross-border data flows, many countries bypass these regulations to serve national interests.
Governments increasingly demand access to user data, citing security concerns. This can pose national security threats as foreign governments can access sensitive information. This also raises concerns about possiblities of social media data used as foreign influences in elections, mass surveillance, and cyber warfare.
Why let big tech control your data when you can take charge of your own? Power to the People aims to consolidate your favorite social media apps in one place, allowing you to manage your digital life on your terms.
Together with other users, you can shape the future of online interactions, making your voice count in the tech world.
Our vision is a portal where you can gather all your social media apps – X, Instagram, TikTok, ChatGPT, and more – into one unified platform.
Power to the People is for the users, giving you full control over your data while connecting you with others to group together to be able to collectively reap the benefits of the value you have created.
All who join “Power to the people” has the right to demand insight in all and any transaction related to your data and we have engaged the world most reputable auditor company that you can asks to verify any transaction within.
You can sign up! By submitting your e‑mail we will be able to contact you when the project develops!
(And we will of course delete your e-mail if it doesn’t, or upon your request.)
