Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology
Abstract
The growing backlash against Big Tech companies is a symptom of digital technology increasing the world’s legibility. James C. Scott’s book, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed, explores how past governments responded to increased legibility – for good and for ill. This article shows how Scott’s historical lessons can guide governments and tech platforms as they seek to improve the human condition online.
Recommended Citation
Neil Chilson,
Seeing (Platforms) Like a State: Digital Legibility and Lessons for Platform Governance,
29
Cath. U. J. L. & Tech
31
(2021).
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https://scholarship.law.edu/jlt/vol29/iss2/4
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