The top US tech stories of 2017: the utopian dream comes to an end
by Merope Mills from Technology | The Guardian on (#3BM79)
Scandal at Uber, the backlash against Facebook, smartphone addiction: west coast editor Merope Mills shares the Guardian stories that captured the mood
The utopian dream of Silicon Valley is no more - 2017 made sure of that. Every month has brought fresh scandal to the titans of the industry, from Russian interference to sexual harassment; from Uber's never-ending woes to YouTube's advertising scandals.
Facebook and Google's coffers may be overflowing, but these companies are being held increasingly responsible for their role in a divided world, where inequality is rising and extreme points of view thrive - and are even rewarded - online. Here are some of the pieces that captured the mood:
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