Episode 151
Susie Violet Ward: The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism
Published
"We're going down the wrong path ."
Timothy Allen speaks with Susie Violet Ward.
Susie is a financial analyst and journalist specializing in bitcoin content. She is also the CEO and co-founder of Bitcoin Policy UK.
In this conversation we explore the bittersweet reality of living at a time when technological innovation and financial revolution coexist with growing surveillance and control.
From the UK’s Online Safety Act to digital IDs and the normalization of data collection, we unpack how our modern conveniences may be costing us more than we realize. Yet amid the concerns, you can find hope, in Bitcoin, in community, and in the power of individual action.
Enjoy the conversation.
Audio version
Includes Timothy Allen’s introduction and additional commentary not included in the video.