FREE FROM FEAR OR FAVOUR
Edition 85 – May 2026


Two recent verdicts finding social media companies liable for harms suffered by users have, for the first time, pierced the shield that has long protected tech giants from facing accountability for the negative effects of their products.

For those of us old enough to remember the Apollo missions, the sight of Artemis II blasting off towards the Moon may have brought back something a bit more complicated than Space Age tristesse or déjà vu.

Lonely hurts. It hurts at the edges. The edges of the day, if you wake and fall asleep with no one: unwanted.

Contrary to what big organisations in the sector say, housing is not the answer. It’s useful, but it’s not the answer.