Taylor definition- Digital Feudalism
On page 18 paragraph 2, Taylor uses the term digital feudalism in the concept of our information being “sold” to the social media. In addition, the two terms “techno skeptics” and “new media cheerleader” are quiet opposite from each other. Techno skeptics is the idea that companies should pay the users for sharing private informations with the media. In contrast, new media cheerleader is the idea that because the users already know the terms and regulation prior to creating the account, users should know that the information being shared is open to everyone to see.
The concept of digital feudalism may seem like a way to protect our privacy, however the protection of our privacy seems almost impossible if one is signing up for anything related to “social” media. After all, sharing our information is what companies are getting their profit from and eliminating that would not benefit the companies.
