Soave, Robby,
Tech panic : why we shouldn't fear Facebook and the future / Robby Soave. - First Threshold edition. - 244 pages ; 23 cm.
Introduction: fear of the future
Hacks : election interference and the hijacking of democracy
Learn to code : bias, censorship, and Section 230
Do not pass go : monopoly power and antitrust
The rabbit hole : conspiracy theories and the radicalized right
Face time : addiction, anxiety, and depression
#NSFW : pornography, sexting, and sex trafficking
Witch hunt : cancel culture and harassment
Killer clicks : terrorism and tyranny
Conclusion: free of fear
"From award-winning journalist and author of the "methodical, earnest, and insightful" (The Guardian) Panic Attack, an examination of recent kneejerk calls to regulate Big Tech from both sides of the aisle"--
Robby Soave is an award-winning journalist and author. He is a senior editor at the libertarian magazine Reason, where he writes about free speech, education and tech policy, criminal justice reform, and cancel culture, among other subjects. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Daily Beast, US News & World Report, and more. In 2016, Forbes named him to the “30 Under 30” list in the category of law and policy. In 2017, he became a Novak Fellow at The Fund for American Studies. He also serves on the DC Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights. Soave appears frequently on TV and radio.
9781982159597
2021012262
Internet--Social aspects.
Information technology--Psychological aspects.
High technology industries--Forecasting.
Technology and state.
Computer anxiety.
United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.
HM851 / .S565 2021
302.23/1
Tech panic : why we shouldn't fear Facebook and the future / Robby Soave. - First Threshold edition. - 244 pages ; 23 cm.
Introduction: fear of the future
Hacks : election interference and the hijacking of democracy
Learn to code : bias, censorship, and Section 230
Do not pass go : monopoly power and antitrust
The rabbit hole : conspiracy theories and the radicalized right
Face time : addiction, anxiety, and depression
#NSFW : pornography, sexting, and sex trafficking
Witch hunt : cancel culture and harassment
Killer clicks : terrorism and tyranny
Conclusion: free of fear
"From award-winning journalist and author of the "methodical, earnest, and insightful" (The Guardian) Panic Attack, an examination of recent kneejerk calls to regulate Big Tech from both sides of the aisle"--
Robby Soave is an award-winning journalist and author. He is a senior editor at the libertarian magazine Reason, where he writes about free speech, education and tech policy, criminal justice reform, and cancel culture, among other subjects. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Daily Beast, US News & World Report, and more. In 2016, Forbes named him to the “30 Under 30” list in the category of law and policy. In 2017, he became a Novak Fellow at The Fund for American Studies. He also serves on the DC Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights. Soave appears frequently on TV and radio.
9781982159597
2021012262
Internet--Social aspects.
Information technology--Psychological aspects.
High technology industries--Forecasting.
Technology and state.
Computer anxiety.
United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.
HM851 / .S565 2021
302.23/1