Wendy H. Wong
@profwhw.bsky.social
Author of We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age (MIT). Polisci prof. Contrarian. Lover of dogs, family outfit matching, and tinned fish.
🧵5/5 This op-ed is a sneak peek at the arguments I develop more fully in Mirrored States, forthcoming.
🔗 Read the piece here: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
🔗 Read the piece here: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Big Tech companies effectively govern our lives. It’s time they’re held accountable for it
These companies govern, unelected, through data-intensive platforms. It’s time we acknowledge that governance explicitly
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January 24, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🧵5/5 This op-ed is a sneak peek at the arguments I develop more fully in Mirrored States, forthcoming.
🔗 Read the piece here: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
🔗 Read the piece here: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
🧵4/5 When those systems fail, the absence of governance is felt immediately.
In this piece, I argue that it’s time to stop treating Big Tech as simply “big business” and start recognizing it as Governance—with corresponding responsibilities, accountability, and public oversight.
In this piece, I argue that it’s time to stop treating Big Tech as simply “big business” and start recognizing it as Governance—with corresponding responsibilities, accountability, and public oversight.
January 24, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🧵4/5 When those systems fail, the absence of governance is felt immediately.
In this piece, I argue that it’s time to stop treating Big Tech as simply “big business” and start recognizing it as Governance—with corresponding responsibilities, accountability, and public oversight.
In this piece, I argue that it’s time to stop treating Big Tech as simply “big business” and start recognizing it as Governance—with corresponding responsibilities, accountability, and public oversight.
🧵3/5 In the digital age, Big Tech doesn’t merely provide services. Through data-intensive platforms and cloud infrastructure, technology companies increasingly govern the conditions under which we live, work, and connect.
January 24, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🧵3/5 In the digital age, Big Tech doesn’t merely provide services. Through data-intensive platforms and cloud infrastructure, technology companies increasingly govern the conditions under which we live, work, and connect.
🧵2/5 Last summer’s CrowdStrike outage grounded flights, froze hospitals, and disrupted everyday life worldwide. The lesson is not just about cybersecurity—it’s about governance.
January 24, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🧵2/5 Last summer’s CrowdStrike outage grounded flights, froze hospitals, and disrupted everyday life worldwide. The lesson is not just about cybersecurity—it’s about governance.
But the data describe who we are - which is why need human rights more than ever in the digital age. Data have implications for autonomy, dignity, equality, and community. We can't forget that in AI governance efforts.
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
But the data describe who we are - which is why need human rights more than ever in the digital age. Data have implications for autonomy, dignity, equality, and community. We can't forget that in AI governance efforts.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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