The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation
Description
Big Tech promised connection and convenience, but its platforms often function as closed ecosystems designed to capture attention, data, relationships, and revenue. This incisive book examines how companies such as Facebook and Twitter use lock-in and walled gardens to make leaving costly, then presents interoperability—the ability of different services and devices to work together—as a practical path toward meaningful digital freedom. With a blend of technological analysis, political critique, and actionable reform ideas, it argues for an internet where users can move, remix, and rebuild without corporate permission. The result is a compelling case for reclaiming control of the systems that increasingly shape modern life.
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paperback
Verso Books
Published Jan 1, 2023
192 pages
ISBN: 9781804291245
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First Published
2023
Language
eng
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