technoslavery

English

Etymology

From techno- +‎ slavery.

Noun

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.