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"Facebook, the Media and Democracy: Big Tech, small state? examines Facebook Inc. and the impact that it has had and continues to have on the media and democracy around the world. Drawing on interviews with Facebook users of different kinds and dialogue with politicians, regulators, civil socie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andrews, Leighton (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Disruptions (Routledge (Firm))
Subjects:
Facebook (Firm) > Influence.
Facebook (Firm)
Facebook, Inc.
Facebook (Electronic resource) > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Social Media
Beeinflussung
Demokratie
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The mounting monopoly
  • Silicon values: big tech, small state
  • The benefits of Facebook
  • The Facebook system
  • Facebook and the media
  • Facebook and democracy
  • Regulating Facebook's dominance
  • Conclusion: digital gangsters, morally bankrupt liars or just serial offenders?