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Etymology

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techno- +‎ slavery

Noun

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technoslavery (uncountable)

  1. Slavery facilitated by technology such as computer networks.
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
      He argued that the mayor’s “sale” of the children of Philadelphia into the “technoslavery” of the W—— Corporation represented a “clear and present public danger” to which he’d been justified in responding violently.
    • 2003, Linda S. Hjorth, Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century, page 374:
      If the developing countries fail to enter the 21st century with educated populations and technoelites, it will be only a matter of time before they fall victim to a new era of technoslavery.