Given the immense power exercised by tech billionaires and their companies, which deeply impacts political and economic rights and democratic institutions, do we need newer frameworks to define and govern the discharging of public functions and ‘default’ technological services by private actors? How do tech billionaires and the companies they control use courts, media campaigns, lobbying efforts, and control of communication platforms to silence critics, obstruct regulatory oversight, and exert undue influence on democratic governance, thereby eroding public trust and undermining democratic processes?