The chaos machine : the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world / Max Fisher.
"We all have a vague sense that social media is bad for our minds, for our children, and for our democracies. But the truth is that its reach and impact run far deeper than we have understood. Building on years of international reporting, Max Fisher tells the gripping and galling inside story...
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| Other title: | Inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "We all have a vague sense that social media is bad for our minds, for our children, and for our democracies. But the truth is that its reach and impact run far deeper than we have understood. Building on years of international reporting, Max Fisher tells 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. As Fisher demonstrates, the companies' founding tenets, combined with a blinkered focus on maximizing engagement, have led to a destabilized world for everyone." -- Front jacket flap. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 389 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780316703321 031670332X |