Exploitation

Why proposed legislation won’t fix harms related to data exploitation

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Why proposed legislation won’t fix harms related to data exploitation

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ontario school board lawsuits against social media giants including Meta, Snapchat and TikTok are seeking damages— money paid as a remedy—for the disruption of the educational system. A growing volume of evidence indicates that young people have become addicted to social media. It suggests social media platforms are designed to foster … Read more

Conceived in Liberty or Conceived in Sin? Exploitation and Modern Prosperity

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Conceived in Liberty or Conceived in Sin? Exploitation and Modern Prosperity

Economics in One Lesson author Henry Hazlitt said that good ideas must be re-learned every generation. As I tell my economic history students, we’re contending for the values of the Enlightenment—life, liberty, equality, and the resulting prosperity. Contrary to what we are often told, we owe our prosperity to liberty, not exploitation, and a flourishing … Read more