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Trump 2.0 and the Age of Surveillance Capitalism: A Conversation with Shoshana Zuboff

Meet the author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Team Citizens

May 16, 2025 — 3 min read

“They have no right to my face or yours”

We are in an era of “surveillance capitalism,” where personal data is commodified and used for profit, and Big Tech oligarchs will do anything to defend the model, including going all in on Trump.

What do the “tech bros” want from Trump 2.0, and fear from the people? How is surveillance capitalism evolving and aiding in the erosion of Democracy?

In this “fireside chat”, we’ll talk with scholar, writer and activist Shoshana Zuboff about surveillance capitalism and how she sees the “fight for a human future” today.

Mark the date! 21 May 1 PM EST/6 PM BST/10 AM PST on Substack Live

How to watch it? The event will be live-streamed on our Substack. Prepare your questions and stay tuned for the link!

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Shoshana Zuboff is a prominent social scientist, author, and former professor at Harvard Business School. She is renowned for her work on the societal impacts of digital transformations, particularly her concept of 'surveillance capitalism.' Zuboff is the Charles Edward Wilson Professor Emerita at Harvard Business School and a former Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. She is also a member of the Citizens’ Real Facebook Oversight Board, a group of academics, journalists, experts, and activists dedicated to providing independent oversight of Meta.