techlashn.
/ˈtɛklaʃ/, U.S. /ˈtɛkˌlæʃ/ Originally: opposition to digital or computer technology. In later use: spec. a strong and widespread negative reaction to the far-reaching power and influence of large technology companies, esp. in relation to their control of personal data, social media, regulation of online access and content, etc.
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the mind > emotion > fear > fear of particular things > [noun] > fear of technology
technophobia1947
technofear1980
techlash2000
2000 Advertising Age Apr. (Interactive Future Suppl.) No. 16 103/4 President Clinton's lack of privacy cannot be blamed on a computer, cannot be blamed on the Internet and most certainly cannot be laid at the feet of the interactive marketing industry... The thinking reader should not be tempted into techlash (dislike/distrust of all digital things).
2014 Economist 22 Feb. 4/1 (caption) Tech-lash. Booming technology firms are now at the centre of worries about inequality.
2021 Financial Times (Asian ed.) (Nexis) 12 Feb. (Business section) 6 Amid a techlash that has eroded trust in big companies, being seen as a true visionary is valuable currency.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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