La hegemonía digital de Estados Unidos: política, economía y disputas domésticas sobre el poder tecnológico

• Rivero, Ezequiel ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Nacional de Quilmes

     Universidad Nacional de Quilmes

     Argentina

     
• Localización: Comunicación y sociedad, ISSN 2448-9042, ISSN-e 0188-252X, Nº. 23, 2026
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.32870/cys.v2026.9052
• Títulos paralelos:
  • A hegemonia digital dos Estados Unidos: política, economia e disputas internas sobre o poder tecnológico
  • The digital hegemony of the United States: politics, economy, and domestic disputes over technological power
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  • español

    Este artículo examina los fundamentos políticos y económicos de la hegemonía digital de Estados Unidos. Mediante análisis documental, entrevistas a especialistas y datos de mercado, estudia cómo la inversión estatal, la desregulación y la concentración corporativa construyeron ese dominio. Los resultados revelan un modelo tecno-industrial hiperconcentrado que genera tensiones internas crecientes. El trabajo contribuye a los estudios de comunicación al desnaturalizar la hegemonía digital desde sus condiciones de producción domésticas.

  • English

    This article examines the political and economic foundations of the United States' digital hegemony. Drawing on documentary analysis, expert interviews, and market data, it investigates how state investment, deregulation, and corporate concentration shaped this dominance. The findings reveal a hyper-concentrated techno-industrial model that produces mounting domestic tensions. The article contributes to communication studies by denaturalizing digital hegemony through an analysis of its internal conditions of production.

  • português

    O artigo examina os fundamentos políticos e econômicos da hegemonia digital dos Estados Unidos. Por meio de análise documental, entrevistas com especialistas e dados de mercado, ele estuda como o investimento estatal, a desregulamentação e a concentração corporativa construíram esse domínio. Os resultados revelam um modelo tecnoindustrial hiperconcentrado que gera tensões internas crescentes. O trabalho contribui para os estudos de comunicação ao desnaturalizar a hegemonia digital a partir de suas condições de produção domésticas

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