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Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy
Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy | Jonathan Taplin
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alisahar
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This was going to be my nonfiction book about technology for #ReadHarder but I didn‘t finish it before my time was up in Overdrive. To be honest I couldn‘t face learning about another horrible threat to democracy- not proud of that, but let‘s be honest, it can be depressing to be informed.

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DocBrown
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Even more than it is in the advertising business, Facebook is in the surveillance business. Facebook, in fact, is the biggest surveillance-based enterprise in the history of mankind. It knows far, far more about you than the most intrusive government has ever known about its citizens. It's amazing that people haven't really understood this about the company.

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This new release from @LittleBrownBooks chronicles how the ideology of the libertarian entrepreneurs who founded Amazon, Facebook, and Google has undermined internet decentralization and weakened democratic processes. The topic seems especially relevant right now. I'm intrigued!

lauralovesbooks1 That looks really interesting. 8y
Suet624 Sounds like that's right up my alley. I remember when Google was a little smart upstart that I was recommending to everyone. Now I try to hide from it. And Amazon! Don't get me started. 8y
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