RUG Science Space: F*UWhatsApp! Save #freedom, ditch #techbros…wait…where are we going from here?![ENG]

F*UWhatsApp! Save #freedom, ditch #techbros…wait…where are we going from here?![ENG]


We know that Mark Zuckerberg – American #techbro born in 1984, founder of Facebook, bought WhatsApp & Instagram to undermine competition – is bad for democracy (#CambridgeAnalytica). So why do we use WhatsApp daily? And if we go ‘elsewhere’ to show our dedication to freedom & autonomy, where do we go? Is it possible? And does it really make a difference?

Oskar Gstrein

-Associate Professor Human Dignity in the Digital Age