By Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin, The Center for Humane Technology
Published June 30, 2022 4:00am
Why isn't Twitter doing more to get bots off their platform? Why isn’t Uber taking better care of its drivers?Â
What if...they can't?
Venture-capital backed companies like Twitter and Uber are held accountable to maximizing returns to investors. If and when they become public companies, they become accountable to maximizing returns to shareholders. They’ve promised Wall Street outsized returns — which means Twitter can't lose bots if it would significantly lower their user count and in turn lower advertising revenue, and Uber can’t treat their drivers like employees if it competes with profits.<...