The chaos machine: the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, ©2022.
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Book
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First edition.
Physical Desc:
ix, 389 pages ; 25 cm
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East Hampton Adult Nonfiction
301 FIS
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The 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.
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English
ISBN:
9780316703321, 031670332X
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-375) and index.
Description
The 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.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Fisher, M. (2022). The chaos machine: the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world. First edition. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Fisher, Max. 2022. The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Fisher, Max, The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World. Little, Brown and Company, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Fisher, Max. The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World. First edition. Little, Brown and Company, 2022.
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