techlash

Backlash against technology.

Noun

  1. 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.

Forms

techlashes tech-lash

Related

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