techlash

[ tek-lash ]

noun

1. a strong negative reaction or backlash against the largest technology companies, or their employees or products:

   There is a growing regulatory techlash, partly fueled by concerns about privacy on social media platforms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of techlash¹

First recorded in 2015–20; tech(nology) ( def ) + (back)lash ( def )

Example Sentences

As an early witness to the emergence of the World Wide Web, journalism’s digital-transition struggles, the creeping domination of social media, the rise of the tech-mogul celebrity hero, and the subsequent techlash—and as a gay woman delving into sexist, bigoted industries rather unfriendly to ambitious, outspoken people like her—Swisher has been an important chronicler of, and eager participant in, all the shiniest and ugliest developments of the information age.

From Slate

It’s no secret that the famed tech oligarchs of Silicon Valley are miffed by the yearslong “techlash” that’s downgraded them from visionary innovators to profit-seeking manipulators in the eyes of the public, the press, the government, and their own employees.

From Slate

Amid congressional hearings and dipping stock valuations, the tech elite have bemoaned the so-called techlash against their industry by those who worry it’s grown too large and unaccountable.

From Los Angeles Times

“Techlash is what Silicon Valley’s ownership class calls it when people don’t buy their stock,” author Malcolm Harris tells me.

From Los Angeles Times

The tech industry had hoped that generative AI would be a way out of polarized political debates, said Nirit Weiss-Blatt, author of the book “The Techlash.”

From Washington Post