Ten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right now
Lanier, Jaron2018
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Jaron Lanier, the world-famous Silicon Valley scientist-pioneer who first raised the alarm on the dangers of social media. In this witty and urgent manifesto he draws on his insider expertise to explain precisely how social media works - by deploying constant surveliance and subconscious manipulation of its users - ane why these cruel and dangerous effects are a the heart of its current business and social model and design. Here he offers ten simple arguements for liberating yourself from its addictive hold and outlines a vision for an alternative that provides all the benefits of social media without the harm. So, if you want a happier life, a more just and peaceful world, or merely the chance to think for yourself with being monitored and influenced by the richest corporations in history, then the best thing you can do, for now, is delete your social media accounts - right now.
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London : The Bodley Head, 2018.
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146p. ; 22cm
ISBN:
18479253919781847925398 (pbk)
Dewey class:
302.2311302.30285302.2
Local class:
302.231302.302
Language:
English
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BRN:
2244880