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The chaos machine : the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world  Cover Image Book Book

The chaos machine : the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world / Max Fisher.

Fisher, Max, (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9780316703321
  • ISBN: 031670332X
  • Physical Description: ix, 389 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2022]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-375) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Consequences -- Trapped in the casino -- Everything is gamergate -- Opening the portal -- Tyranny of cousins -- Awakening the machine -- The fun house mirror -- The germs and the wind -- Church bells -- The rabbit hole -- The new overlords -- Dictatorship of the like -- Infodemic -- Epilogue: Whistleblowing.
Subject: Social media > Psychological aspects.
Internet > Social aspects.
Social media and society.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Town of Hanover Libraries.

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Etna Library 302.231 FIS 31257000303130 Adult collection Available -
Howe Library 302.231 FIS 31254003799216 Lower level Available -

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24514. ‡aThe chaos machine : ‡bthe inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world / ‡cMax Fisher.
24630. ‡aInside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world.
250 . ‡aFirst edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York : ‡bLittle, Brown and Company, ‡c[2022]
264 4. ‡c℗♭2022.
300 . ‡aix, 389 pages ; ‡c24 cm.
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent.
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia.
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 343-375) and index.
5050 . ‡aPrologue: Consequences -- Trapped in the casino -- Everything is gamergate -- Opening the portal -- Tyranny of cousins -- Awakening the machine -- The fun house mirror -- The germs and the wind -- Church bells -- The rabbit hole -- The new overlords -- Dictatorship of the like -- Infodemic -- Epilogue: Whistleblowing.
520 . ‡aThe gripping and galling inside story of how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks preyed on psychological frailties to create the algorithms that drive everyday users to extreme opinions and, increasingly, extreme actions. The companies' founding tenets, combined with a blinkered focus on maximizing engagement, have led to a destabilized world for everyone. -- adapted from jacket.
650 0. ‡aSocial media ‡xPsychological aspects.
650 0. ‡aInternet ‡xSocial aspects.
650 0. ‡aSocial media and society.
901 . ‡a1342598831 ‡bOCoLC ‡c295902 ‡tbiblio

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