Landgrab explained by Big Tech's primary target - my teenage son

Roughly 97 per cent of teens game and love gadgets. This is how Big Tech is hoovering up teen attention to buy the future...

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Today, I’m diving deeper into the digital Landgrab. This might become a book, or my next doco. It’s hard to see at first, but it’s driving all Big Tech’s decisions right now, whether it be AI, publishing, copyright… or gaming.

And this one starts very, very, close to home, because…