The chaos machine : the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world
by Fisher, Max (Author)
Summary
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 fo... Full description
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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. -- adapted from jacket |
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Physical Description: |
ix, 389 pages ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-375) and index |
ISBN: |
9780316703321 031670332X |
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