03-22, 17:00–18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam), Autonomy & Governance
Language: English (mozilla)
This debate-meets-strategy-game will role-play how to counter Big Tech’s influence based on "player's" strengths & weaknesses. Participants will model how the responsible tech movement can most efficiently & ethically create an internet more aligned with Mozilla's manifesto.
Reforming Big Tech requires our diverse skills. Join us to debate solutions based on your individual relevant superpowers.
Groups will be created combining "players" from this non-exhaustive & simplified list, each with example strengths & weaknesses:
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Intrapreneurs:working within large organizations such as the FAANG to effect change
- strengths:relationships to internal Big Tech leadership, proximity to power
- weaknesses:employment contracts, conflicts of interest, massive capitalist bureaucracies -
Researchers:think tanks & policy development
- strengths:draft solutions based on evidence, academic & journalistic freedom
- weaknesses:writing rather than doing, disconnected from those in influence -
Campaigners:advocacy campaigns driving social movements & change
- strengths:massive scale, closest to the hearts & minds of those affected
- weaknesses:outsiders with relatively little influence as individuals, often rely on tools controlled by Big Tech) -
Investors:impact investing in startups & nonprofits disrupting Big Tech
- strengths:money makes the world go round, fastest rate of innovation, better ideas can disrupt the most powerful orgs
- weaknesses:very indirect, Big Tech's pockets will always be deeper -
Litigators:civil litigation under current laws such as class action suits
- strengths:powerful, direct & can raise $, represent large populations
- weaknesses:slow, based on current laws, Big Tech has powerful lawyers) -
Lobbyers:direct lobbying for regulation or taxation
- strengths:closest to regulation of Big Tech, most likely to result in regulatory change
- weaknesses:lack of transparency, powerful established Big Tech lobby
Participants choose a specific player-type, explain what "fixing big tech" means for them, formulate, pitch & dot vote on "solutions" that could form the basis for future Mozilla projects.
