Silicon Values

Silicon Values
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Publisher : Verso Books
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9781788738828
ISBN-13 : 1788738829
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Book Synopsis Silicon Values by : Jillian C. York

Download or read book Silicon Values written by Jillian C. York and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle for online rights and for the future of democracy Who decides what is permissible on the internet: Politicians? Mark Zuckerberg? Users? Who determines when political debate becomes hate speech? How does this impact our identity or our ability to create communities and to protest? Silicon Values reports on the war for digital rights and how major corporations—Facebook, Twitter, Google and Tiktok—threaten democracy as they harvest our personal data in the pursuit of profit.


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