‘Democracy will wither’: Barack Obama outlines perils of unregulated big tech in sweeping speech

In a keynote address at Stanford University, the former president made his most extensive remarks yet about the tech landscape

Technology companies must be reined in to address the weakening of democratic institutions around the world", Barack Obama said Thursday, in a sweeping keynote speech on the perils of disinformation.

Speaking at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, the former president made his most extensive remarks yet about the technology landscape, which he said is turbo-charging some of humanity's worst impulses".