Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/319734 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Wirtschaftsdienst [ISSN:] 1613-978X [Volume:] 105 [Issue:] 3 [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 167-171
Publisher: 
Sciendo, Warsaw
Abstract (Translated): 
Since Donald Trump's election at the latest, the (American) media landscape and, with it, democratic media regulation have been facing serious challenges: With the heads of "BigTech" from Silicon Valley, who not only control central media platforms but also increasingly seek political proximity, the danger of a new oligarchy is growing. The simultaneity of economic power, political access to government and access to public opinion has a special quality - and could create devastating interdependencies. While the (European) debates to date have been characterized by moral outrage and helplessness, this article attempts to objectify the analysis by uncovering the intellectual roots of the Californian understanding of freedom, tracing the thought logic of the main protagonists Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg and ultimately deriving recommendations for action for Europe.
Subjects: 
Innovationssystem
Freiheit
Vergleich
USA
EU-Staaten
JEL: 
L12
L51
L82
O31
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Document Type: 
Article

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