Lie Machines: How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives - Rilegato

Howard, Philip N.

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ISBN 10: 0300250207 ISBN 13: 9780300250206

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2020

Riassunto

Technology is breaking politics—what can be done about it?
 
Artificially intelligent “bot” accounts attack politicians and public figures on social media. Conspiracy theorists publish junk news sites to promote their outlandish beliefs. Campaigners create fake dating profiles to attract young voters. We live in a world of technologies that misdirect our attention, poison our political conversations, and jeopardize our democracies. With massive amounts of social media and public polling data, and in-depth interviews with political consultants, bot writers, and journalists, Philip N. Howard offers ways to take these “lie machines” apart.
 
Lie Machines is full of riveting behind-the-scenes stories from the world’s biggest and most damagingly successful misinformation initiatives—including those used in Brexit and U.S. elections. Howard not only shows how these campaigns evolved from older propaganda operations but also exposes their new powers, gives us insight into their effectiveness, and explains how to shut them down.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Philip N. Howard is director of the Oxford Internet Institute and the author of nine books, including Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up, which was praised in the Financial Times as “timely and important.” He is a frequent commentator on the impact of technology on political life, contributing to the New York Times, Financial Times, and other media outlets.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0300250207
• ISBN 13: 9780300250206
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 221
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile