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Facebook, the media and democracy [electronic resource] : big tech, small state? / Leighton Andrews

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Andrews, Leighton
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
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Contents
The mounting monopoly -- Silicon values: big tech, small state -- The benefits of Facebook -- The Facebook system -- Facebook and the media -- Facebook and democracy -- Regulating Facebook's dominance -- Conclusion: digital gangsters, morally bankrupt liars or just serial offenders?
Summary
"Facebook, the Media and Democracy: Big Tech, small state? examines Facebook Inc. and the impact that it has had and continues to have on the media and democracy around the world. Drawing on interviews with Facebook users of different kinds and dialogue with politicians, regulators, civil society and media commentators, as well as detailed documentary scrutiny of legislative and regulatory proposals and Facebook's corporate statements, the book presents a comprehensive but clear overview of the current debate around Facebook, and the global debate on the regulation of social media in the era of 'surveillance capitalism.' Chapters examine the business and growing institutional power of Facebook as it has unfolded over the fifteen years since its creation, the benefits and meanings that it has provided for its users, its disruptive challenge to the contemporary media environment, its shaping of conversations, and the emerging calls for its further regulation. It considers Facebook's alleged role in the rise of democratic movements around the world as well as its suggested role in the election of Donald Trump and the UK vote to leave the European Union. The book argues that Facebook, in some shape or form, is likely to be with us into the foreseeable future: how we address the societal challenges that it provokes, and the economic system that underpins it, on a global basis, will define how human societies demonstrate their capacity to protect and enhance democracy and ensure that no corporation can set itself above democratic institutions"--
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9780429466410 (ebook)
9781138608979 (hardback)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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