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What if the real battlefield for democracy isn’t in parliaments or streets, but in the algorithms that shape what we see and believe?

Media War is a gripping exposé of the escalating battle for control over digital media and, by extension, democracy itself. Renowned media expert Martin Andree uncovers how a dangerous alliance between tech monopolies and autocratic leaders is reshaping the global public sphere. Including discussions on digital strongholds of Silicon Valley to the political upheavals in the West, this book traces how “Dark Tech” powers the rise of authoritarianism and manipulates public opinion.

Andree paints a stark portrait of a world on the brink; where social division and media manipulation have become tools for seizing power. He asks urgent questions: Can democracy survive in an age of algorithmic control? Is Europe on the verge of collapse under digital populism? And most importantly―can we still fight back? A must-read for those seeking to understand the forces driving our current media crisis, Media War is a wake-up call to reclaim the digital world before it’s too late.

Prof. Dr. Martin Andree lehrt Medienwissenschaft an der Universität zu Köln. Er forscht seit mehr als 15 Jahren zur Dominanz von Big Tech. Führende deutsche Medien (u.a. öffentlich-rechtliches Fernsehen und führende Zeitungen) und Konferenzen (u.a. der Digitalgipfel der Bundesregierung) greifen für Beiträge zu diesem Thema regelmäßig auf seine Expertise zurück. Im Jahr 2020 veröffentlichte er den hoch angesehenen »Atlas der digitalen Welt«. Er erhielt den Günter-Wallraff-Sonderpreis für Pressefreiheit und Menschenrechte für das Buch »Big Tech muss weg« (2023).

Prof. Dr. Martin Andree teaches media science at Cologne University in Germany. He has been doing research on the dominance of Big Tech for more than 15 years. Leading German media (including public television and leading newspapers) and conferences (including the Digital Summit of the Federal German Government) regularly call on his expertise for contributions on this subject. In 2020, he published the book »Atlas der digitalen Welt«, which has a strong reputation. He received the Günter Wallraff Special Award for Press Freedom and Human Rights for his book »Big Tech muss weg!« (2023), which has also been published in English (»Big Tech Must Go!«, 2025). He studied in Cologne, Münster, Cambridge and Harvard.