techlash
Backlash against technology.
Noun
- Backlash against technology.
- The coming tech-lash [title] - 2013, Adrian Wooldridge, “The coming tech-lash”, in The Economist:
- The techlash against Amazon, Facebook and Google—and what they can do [title] - 2018 January 20, Eve Smith, “The techlash against Amazon, Facebook and Google—and what they can do”, in The Economist:
- Vestager was once criticised by Barack Obama who suggested her actions were the result of Europe's tech-envy because they ‘can't compete’ with Silicon Valley. But, as the ‘tech-lash’ continued in the wake of election...
Origin
2013, blend of tech + backlash, coined by Adrian Wooldridge; popularized 2018.