The chaos machine : the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world / Max Fisher.
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TextPublisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 389 pages ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780316703321
- 031670332X
- Inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world
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| Book | Arma City Library Adult Non-Fiction | Arma City Library | Adult Books | 302.23 Fish (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 35318000263033 | ||
| Book | Chanute Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Chanute Public Library | Adult Books | 302.23 FIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34316002782381 | ||
| Book | Iola Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Iola Public Library | Adult Books | 302.23 Fisher, Max (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34311002940733 | ||
| Book | Mound City Library Adult Non-Fiction | Mound City Library | Adult Books | 302.23 Fisher (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 35332000234555 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-375) and index.
Trapped in the casino -- Everything is gamergate -- Opening the portal -- Tyranny of cousins -- Awakening the machine -- The fun house mirror -- The germs and the wind -- Church bells -- The rabbit hole -- The new overlords -- Dictatorship of the like -- Infodemic.
The gripping and galling inside story of how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks preyed on psychological frailties to create the algorithms that drive everyday users to extreme opinions and, increasingly, extreme actions. The companies' founding tenets, combined with a blinkered focus on maximizing engagement, have led to a destabilized world for everyone.
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