> The deeper question is, do we want the shape of digital networks to reflect the observed concentration or real current social and economic networks or do we want to use the leverage of this new techology to shape things in a different (hopefully better) direction?
Here is a book on the topic - Compliance Industrial Complex;
https://www.amazon.com/Compliance-Industrial-Complex-Operati...
It's about anti-policies (anti hate, anti money laundering, etc.), securitization of governance (private companies create and enforce what should be law) and pre-crime, using technology to do this instead of addressing underlying social problems.