My Account
Log in Registration
All
Cart
Highlights
Fiction Books
Non-Fiction Books
Children's Books
Rare Books
Music
DVD & Blu-Ray
Video Games
Category
Wishlists
Cart
All
Free Shipping in the UK
Trustpilot
Proud to be B-Corp

Social Warming Charles Arthur

Social Warming By Charles Arthur

Social Warming by Charles Arthur

Reviews:
£4.70
New RRP £10.99
Condition - Very Good
Only 1 left
Very Good£4.70New£9.09

Summary

An impassioned exploration of the ways in which social media has manipulated us all

Social Warming Summary

Social Warming: How Social Media Polarises Us All by Charles Arthur

'Witty, rigorous, and as urgent as a fire alarm' Dorian Lynskey

'Cooly prosecutorial' Guardian

Nobody meant for this to happen.

Facebook didn't mean to facilitate a genocide.

Twitter didn't want to be used to harass women.

YouTube never planned to radicalise young men.

But with billions of users, these platforms need only tweak their algorithms to generate more 'engagement'. In so doing, they bring unrest to previously settled communities and erode our relationships.

Social warming has happened gradually - as a by-product of our preposterously convenient digital existence. But the gradual deterioration of our attitudes and behaviour on- and offline - this vicious cycle of anger and outrage - is real. And it can be corrected. Here's how.

Social Warming Reviews

'Social media was meant to bring us closer together. Instead, it tore us apart. Charles Arthur has written the definitive account of how arrogance and greed got us into this mess, and how we might get out of it. Witty, rigorous, and as urgent as a fire alarm.'

-- Dorian Lynskey

'A guide to how the apps we use every day are hacking our politics, our society, and even who we are. It reads like science fiction, except he's describing our world - right now.'

-- Ian Dunt

'Coolly prosecutorial'

* Guardian *

'A compelling account of how a handful of social media platforms came to dominate society and how to minimise the damage they cause, because We can't uninvent them.'

* Mirror *

'The rapidity with which social media has come to dominate communications in this country - in less than two decades - has been breathtaking... Arthur helps bring the whole complex issue into greater focus here. He looks at the origins of social media, describing its early promise, and then follows the dangerous paths the phenomenon has been taking in recent years.'

-- Booklist

'Fascinating... As connected as we may feel on social media, Social Warming thoroughly shows how detached we've all become not just online but in real life too.'

* Porchlight *

About Charles Arthur

Charles Arthur is a journalist, author and speaker, writing on science and technology for over thirty years. He was technology editor of the Guardian from 2005-2014, and afterwards carried out research into social division at Cambridge University. He is the author of two specialist books, Digital Wars and Cyber Wars.

Additional information

GOR012633610
9780861543175
0861543173
Social Warming: How Social Media Polarises Us All by Charles Arthur
Charles Arthur
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oneworld Publications
20220728
352
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Social Warming