The Know-It-Alls - The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking Ball (Paperback)

The world’s tech giants are at the centre of controversies over fake news, free speech and hate speech on platforms where influence is bought and sold. Yet, at the outset, almost everyone thought the internet would be a positive, democratic force, a space where knowledge could be freely shared to enable everyone to make better-informed decisions. How did it all go so wrong?

Noam Cohen reports on the tech libertarians of Silicon Valley, from the self-proclaimed geniuses Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman and Mark Zuckerberg to the early pioneers at Stanford University, who have not only made the internet what it is today but reshaped society in the process. It is the story of how the greed, bias and prejudice of one neighbourhood is fracturing the Western world.

General

Imprint:	Oneworld Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2019
Authors:	Noam Cohen
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-78607-490-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business strategy Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business ethics Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Entrepreneurship Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Information technology industries
LSN:	1-78607-490-7
Barcode:	9781786074904

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