The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism w/ Chris Gilliard

Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss David Golumbia's final book Cyberlibertarianism and how right-wing politics shaped how we think about the internet.Chris Gilliard is co-director of the Critical Internet Studies Institute and author of the forthcoming book Luxury Surveillance, coming in 2026.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham.Also mentioned in this episode: David Golumbia wrote an essay called “ChatGPT Should Not Exist” in December 2022. Matt Bors drew a comic called “You made become a Nazi!” Cyberlibertarianism is out now from the University of Minnesota Press. Support the show