False headlines. Politically vicious tweets. Viral videos depicting hate. Conspiracy theories. Today's most daunting digital challenges have become ubiquitous and all-consuming. An invisible, nefarious thread connects them all -- one that points straight at the heart of Silicon Valley and the global system of capitalism itself.
This book draws us into this world by illustrating what cannot be seen with the naked eye: the machinery underlying the global economic system that has come to define our personal experience of the world through algorithmic manipulation and private profiteering. In these challenging times, how can individuals, institutions, and governments harness the internet whilst navigating its most treacherous terrain?
Dipayan Ghosh looks into the future to uncover how we can use technology to create an open and equitable society-one that protects every citizen of the world.
This book is such an eye-opener. Would recommend it to all the members of the forum!