Upstarts no longer, the so-called BAT companies — Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent — are a force to be reckoned with.
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-OpEd- MUNICH — In the aftermath of the Facebook data scandal, some users have been deleting their accounts. It’s an understandable gut reaction, but it’s also a declaration of surrender because it’s not up to the individual to oppose the superiority of Internet companies. That’s the job of the politicians. Digital abstinence cannot be the […]
-OpEd- MUNICH — We are making the world a better place: That has been a central promise that helped Silicon Valley’s Internet giants seduce the public, on their way to gaining unprecedented power over our lives. That vow remains at the heart of the message of Mark Zuckerberg and his company Facebook. The goal, as […]