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Jillian York: Silicon Values (Hardcover, 2021, Verso Books) 3 stars

How Google, Facebook and Amazon threaten our Democracy

What is the impact of surveillance capitalism …

Pretty good on history, but rather weaker on analysis

3 stars

Pretty good coverage of the last dozen or so years in social media, particularly on the Arab Spring. Rather weaker on analysis, though. Didn't really seem to question the capitalist motives of the social media companies (e.g., claiming that 'moderation doesn't scale' rather than that companies just don't want to pay for it) and rather more inclined to a US view on free speech than I felt comfortable with.