The space of the world : can human solidarity survive social media and what if it can't? / Nick Couldry.

Author/creator Couldry, Nick author.
Format Graphic
PublicationCambridge, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Polity Press, 2025.
Descriptionx, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Contents Introduction: what have we done? -- 1. Redesigning the social world as if by accident -- 2. When political theory gets bypassed -- 3. The world at my fingerprints? -- 4. When trust starts to fail -- 5. Uncivil societies -- 6. Can solidarity survive? -- 7. Rebuilding social media
Abstract "Over the past thirty years, humanity has made a huge mistake. We handed over to big tech decisions that allowed them to build our 'space of the world' the highly artificial space of social media platforms where we live much of our lives. This has had huge social consequences. The toxic effects on social life, young people's mental health and political solidarity are well known, but the key factor underlying all this has been missed: the fact that humanity allowed business to construct our space of the world at all and then exploit it for profit" -- Provided by publisher
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index
ISBN9781509554737
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