Trebor Scholz explores platform cooperatives to democratize the digital economy

Trebor Scholz’s book, ‘Own This!: How Platform Cooperatives Help Workers Build a Democratic Internet’, explores ways to steer technological development toward democratic and sustainable paths. The work addresses modern crises such as the hegemony of big tech companies, economic inequality, and the denial of labor rights.

Scholz examines the potential of platform cooperatives to provide an alternative to large tech corporations that currently leverage social cooperation to concentrate capital. By focusing on platform operations, the book seeks to impart a human face to the digital economy and unlock new forms of decentralized politics and power dynamics through human cooperation.