The Closing of the American Public Sphere

In an article published last year in this journal, I suggested that, compared to the possibility of ′′fascism′′ developing in the United States, the extent to which a rising Big Tech might, through its combination of new technologies with the concentration of immense wealth, transcend the state form altogether presented a greater danger.1 The actions of Big Tech after the so-called ′′Capitol Storm′′ of January 6, 2021, in censoring not only socalled ′′insurgents′′ but also a sitting U.S. president might seem to bear out this warning of mine.2 However, the way this played out in fact caused me to reassess

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