The Power and Politics of Big Tech and What It Means for Our Future
CD-Audio
Publication Date: 31/08/2018
Welcome to the Silicon States. Silicon Valley is imperializing the planet. With nearly bottomless supplies of cash and ambition, a small group of companies have been gradually seizing symbolic and practical civic leadership in America and worldwide. But Silicon Valley does not answer to the electorate; nor have they been voted into office. And the perils of their influence are only now making themselves known. The institutions of Facebook, Google, and Twitter are implicated in the investigation of Russian interference into U.S. elections, providing the public their first opportunity to glimpse the wizards behind the curtain: how these businesses operate, where their interests lie, and the power they wield over an unsuspecting citizenry. While the promise of Silicon Valley is bold, futuristic, and seductive, it is important to understand these corporations' possible impact on our future. Silicon States emphasizes that before we hand our future over to a rarified group of companies, we examine the world they might build: its benefits, prejudices, and inherent flaws. And to ask, ultimately, if we really want it.
- ISBN:
- 9781684413966
- 9781684413966
- Category:
- Impact of science & technology on society
- Format:
- CD-Audio
- Publication Date:
- 31-08-2018
- Publisher:
- HighBridge Audio
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 137x165x28mm
- Weight:
- 0.23kg
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