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In the Facebook Aquarium

- The Resistible Rise of Anarcho-Capitalism

Om In the Facebook Aquarium

In their new work research collective Ippolita provides a critical investigation of the inner workings of Facebook as a model for all commercial social networks. Facebook is an extraordinary platform that can generate large profit from the daily activities of its users. Facebook may appear to be a form of free entertainment and self-promotion but in reality its users are working for the development of a new type of market where they trade relationships. As users of social media we have willingly submitted to a vast social, economic and cultural experiment.By critically examining the theories of Californian right-libertarians, Ippolita show the thread con- necting Facebook to the European Pirate Parties, WikiLeaks and beyond. An important task today is to reverse the logic of radical transparency and apply it to the technologies we use on a daily basis.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9789492302007
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 118
  • Utgitt:
  • 12. november 2015
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 234x156x6 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 177 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 8. desember 2024

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In their new work research collective Ippolita provides a critical investigation of the inner workings of Facebook as a model for all commercial social networks. Facebook is an extraordinary platform that can generate large profit from the daily activities of its users. Facebook may appear to be a form of free entertainment and self-promotion but in reality its users are working for the development of a new type of market where they trade relationships. As users of social media we have willingly submitted to a vast social, economic and cultural experiment.By critically examining the theories of Californian right-libertarians, Ippolita show the thread con- necting Facebook to the European Pirate Parties, WikiLeaks and beyond. An important task today is to reverse the logic of radical transparency and apply it to the technologies we use on a daily basis.

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