Piattaforme digitali: la dittatura vorace che piace
Digital Platforms: The Voracious Dictatorship That Pleases
Abstract [ita]
A livello internazionale tra le élites cresce l’allarme per l’eccessivo potere economico-finanziario dei colossi dell’economia digitale. Le autorità Antitrust cominciano a porsi il problema di modificare le norme anti-monopoli per adeguarle al nuovo contesto dell’economia delle reti, ma a tutto ciò non corrisponde una adeguata consapevolezza da parte dell’opinione pubblica. Questa contraddizione si spiega analizzando il rapporto particolare che le piattaforme digitali hanno instaurato con i singoli utenti-consumatori e la loro capacità di influenzare l’immaginario collettivo. La possibilità di personalizzare i servizi forniti a ciascun utente fornisce alle piattaforme un potere inedito nel monitorare e determinare le idee dei cittadini e la loro visione del mondo. L’articolo esplora le distorsioni generate dal rapporto tra i nuovi poteri economici e i cittadini. E denuncia i rischi per la democrazia creati dallo sviluppo di monopoli digitali sempre più invasivi.
Abstract [eng]
The international elites are always more alert to the dangers coming from the big players of the digital economy. The antitrust authorities are starting to tackle the problem of changing traditional regulations concerned with real-world monopolies, however, this has not been met by a commensurate degree of awareness in public discourse. One explanation for this contradiction is the relationship which digital platforms created with their users, and their power to influence collective reasoning. Power to monitor influence ideas and thoughts they derive from personalised services tailored to the tastes, wishes and characteristics of each and every user. This article explores the distortions in behaviour between the new big players and citizens. It denounces the risks for democracy created by this development of digital monopolies that are becoming ever more invasive.
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