The tech backlash is now in theaters
THE SO WHAT
Hollywood turning 2026 into a tech-villain season hardens public narratives around surveillance, addiction, and power concentration. If your product touches consumer data or behavior, assume juries, regulators, and users will come pre-primed with these storylines — design consent, logging, and comms accordingly.
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