The chaos machine : the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world / Max Fisher.

Author/creator Fisher, Max author.
Format Book
EditionFirst Back Bay paperback edition.
PublicationNew York : Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
Copyright Date©2022
Descriptionxiii, 410 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects

Contents Prologue: consequences -- 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 -- Epilogue: whistleblowing.
Abstract 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.
General noteIncludes index.
General note"With a new afterword by he author"--Cover.
ISBN9780316703307
ISBN0316703303

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HM742 .F53 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold