https://phys.org/news/2018-11-tech-sector-portugal.html

But this time around tech firms find themselves on the defensive, with critics accusing them of not doing enough to curb the spread of "fake news" which has helped polarise elections campaigns around the world, and of maximising profits by harvesting data on consumers' browsing habits.

Employees of Google, Facebook and other tech giants have in recent months gone public with their regrets, calling the products they helped build harmful to society and overly addictive.