The Tyranny of Big Tech

Josh Hawley

May 2021 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

The reign of Big Tech is here, and Americans’ First Amendment rights hang by a keystroke.

Amassing unimaginable amounts of personal data, giants like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple—once symbols of American ingenuity and freedom—have become a techno-oligarchy with overwhelming economic and political power.

Decades of unchecked data collection have given Big Tech more targeted control over Americans’ daily lives than any company or government in the world. In The Tyranny of Big Tech, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri argues that these mega-corporations—controlled by the robber barons of the modern era—are the gravest threat to American liberty in decades.

To reverse course, Hawley argues, we must correct progressives’ mistakes of the past. That means recovering the link between liberty and democratic participation, building an economy that makes the working class strong, independent, and beholden to no one, and curbing the influence of corporate and political elites.

Big Tech and its allies do not deal gently with those who cross them, and Senator Hawley proudly bears his own battle scars. But hubris is dangerous. The time is ripe to overcome the tyranny of Big Tech by reshaping the business and legal landscape of the digital world.

Ratings and reviews

Hawley claims our 1st amendment is being violated by big tech, while his own books are available for purchase on Amazon, Apple, & Google, the same tech companies he claims are banning the 1st amendment either he truly believes that & refuses to recognize his how wrong he is or he believes his fans are stupid to not recognize his claims are bs

The Big Lie -Liar. Josh loves Donnie. Sitting in a tree. Kissin...He will carry Trump's lyin' water wherever it leads him Ohh Joshy. How Far You've Fallen.

When Facebook continues to ban a former president for fabricated reasons of spreading violence. Yet still allow uploading of beheadings,rape, and murder videos. Yes they really have those on Facebook. It's a real question and concern as to how a company like that runs. If I had a business that was brick and mortar and no tech, and you heard rumors of beheadings being viewed at my company's workplace. Would you not call the cops, would my company not be investigated and shut down? Why isn't Facebook and all these other tech giants not held accountable for the consistent hate, violence and all out terribleness from their products/work space? When a person can be banned for life for saying a wrong thing once, yet have death threats constantly sent against them with no penalties or chance of punishment there is a problem with the laws.

About the author

Josh Hawley is a New York Times best-selling author, constitutional lawyer, and U.S. Senator for the state of Missouri. One of the most recognized political figures in America, Josh was elected in 2018 as the youngest Senator in the country. He is well known for his battles against Big Tech and in support of middle America. As a constitutional lawyer, he has litigated in courts across the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court, defending the First Amendment. He also served as Missouri’s Attorney General, the state’s top prosecutor, from 2017-2019. Josh is married to Erin Hawley, whom he met clerking at the Supreme Court. Josh and Erin have three children, Elijah, Blaise, and Abigail. They live in Ozark, Missouri.