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Opinion | Politicians still don't understand the tech companies they're supposed to keep in check. That's a problem. By stokel.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Big Tech companies have never controlled more of our lives. But, we don't have many politicians who understand the intricacies and nuances of technology to properly hold the industry accountable.

Chris Stokel-Walker is a freelance journalist and the author of "YouTubers: How YouTube shook up TV and created a new generation of stars", and the upcoming book "TikTok Boom: China, the US and the Superpower Race for Social Media." Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesIn June 2006, Alaska Sen.

Understanding technology isn't simple. It's constantly changing, and maddeningly opaque. Conversations I have with the people behind the technology — those coding the algorithms that power some of our biggest platforms — indicate even they don't fully understand how it all works together.

"Are we not better than that as a society?" the politician asked, reaching his rhetorical conclusion.

 

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stokel Probably not, but they do understand, on the right, when they’re being censored right before an election.

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