The Ministry of Truth: Bigtech's Influence on Facts, Feelings and Fictions

by Vincent F. Hendricks and Camilla Mehlsen

The Ministry of Truth scrutinizes the information market in the era of the attention economy calling on citizens, public educators and politicians to action in averting the role of BigTech in critical infrastructure. Through phenomena such as influencers, 'fake news', and covid conspiracies, the authors reveal how social platforms control facts, feelings and narratives in our time to such a degree that they are the de facto arbiters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030986284
• ISBN13: 9783030986285
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"