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Reclaiming the internet : how big tech took control--and how we can take it back / Olivier Sylvain.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sylvain, Olivier, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Big data.
Social media.
Social media and society.
Internet.
Internet--Sociological aspects.
Economics--Sociological aspects.
Economics.
Technology--Economic aspects.
Technology.
Technology--Sociological aspects.
Technology--Political aspects.
Internet industry--Economic aspects.
Internet industry.
Internet industry--Moral and ethical aspects.
Social media--Sociological aspects.
social media.
Physical Description:
190 pages ; 19 cm
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Columbia Global Reports, [2026]
Summary:
"Reclaiming the Internet is an indictment of how Big Tech cloaks ruthless commercial exploitation in the language of free speech. Olivier Sylvain, a leading legal scholar and former senior advisor at the Federal Trade Commission, exposes the incentives behind social media design, revealing how they trap users in cycles of addiction, misinformation, and harm--from fatal TikTok challenges to AI chatbot codependency"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction
Right and left against big tech
Founding fathers
Constitutionalizing cyber-laissez-faire
Codifying the engagement model
Cyberlaw: tech rules in the shadows
Holding platforms accountable
Cyberlaw reforms, same old story
Tech for people: changing incentives
Further reading
Acknowledgements
Notes
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-190).
ISBN:
9781967190126
1967190127
OCLC:
1570603741

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