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Network propaganda : manipulation, disinformation, and radicalization in American politics / Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, Hal Roberts.

Author/creator Benkler, Yochai
Other author/creatorFaris, Rob.
Other author/creatorRoberts, Hal (Harold)
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Descriptionix, 462 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subject(s)
Contents Mapping disorder. Epistemic crisis -- The architecture of our discontent -- The propaganda feedback loop -- Dynamics of network propaganda -- Immigration and Islamophobia: Breitbart and the Trump Party -- The Fox diet. Mainstream media failure modes and self-healing in a propaganda-rich environment -- The usual suspects. The propaganda pipeline: hacking the core from the periphery -- Are the Russians coming? -- Mammon's algorithm: marketing, manipulation, and clickbait on Facebook -- Can democracy survive the Internet?. Polarization in American politics -- The origins of asymmetry -- Can the Internet survive democracy? -- What can men do against such reckless hate? -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018020121
ISBN9780190923624 ((hardback) : alk. paper)
ISBN9780190923631 ((pbk.) : alk. paper)

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