| Democracy Hacked: Political Turmoil and Information Warfare in the Digital Age Contributor(s): Moore, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1786074087 ISBN-13: 9781786074089 Publisher: ONEWorld Publications OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Media & Internet - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 321.8 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypass democratic processes, and turn social networks into battlefields. Facebook, Google and Twitter - where our politics now takes place - have lost control and are struggling to claw it back. Prepare for a new strain of democracy. A world of datafied citizens, real-time surveillance, enforced wellness and pre-crime. Where switching your mobile platform will have more impact on your life than switching your government. Where freedom and privacy are seen as incompatible with social wellbeing and compulsory transparency. As our lives migrate online, we have become increasingly vulnerable to digital platforms founded on selling your attention to the highest bidder. Our laws don't cover what is happening and our politicians don't understand it. But if we don't change the system now, we may not get another chance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moore, Martin: - Dr Martin Moore is director of the Centre for the Study of Media, Communication and Power, and a Senior Research Fellow in the Policy Institute at King's College London. He was previously founding director of the Media Standards Trust (2006-2015) where he directed the Election Unspun project and wrote extensively on the news media and public policy. Follow him on Twitter @martinjemoore. |