The tangled web we weave : inside the shadow system that shapes the internet / James Ball.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ball, James (Journalist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Social aspects.

Internet.

Internet--Law and legislation.

Physical Description:

263 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn : Melville House Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

"The internet was supposed to be a thing of revolutions. As that dream curdles, there is no shortage of villains to blame--from tech giants to Russian bot farms. But what if the problem is not an issue of bad actors ruining a good thing? What if the hazards of the internet are built into the system itself? That's what journalist James Ball argues as he takes us to the root of the problem, from the very establishment of the internet's earliest protocols to the cables that wire it together. He shows us how the seemingly abstract and pervasive phenomenon is built on a very real set of materials and rules that are owned, financed, designed and regulated by very real people. In this urgent and necessary book, Ball reveals that the internet is not a neutral force but a massive infrastructure that reflects the society that created it. And making it work for--and not against--us must be an endeavor of the people as well."--Publisher marketing.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE THE MECHANICS

1. The Architects

2. The Cable Guys

3. The Custodians

pt. TWO THE MONEY

4. The Money Men

5. The Ad Men

pt. THREE THE MELEE

6. The Cyber Warriors

7. The Rulemakers

8. The Resistance.

Notes:

"First published in 2020 in Great Britain as The system by Bloomsbury UK"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781612198996

1612198996

OCLC:

1181849767