Invisible rulers : the people who turn lies into reality
DiResta, Renee2024
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Place reservation for Invisible rulers : the people who turn lies into realityWhat we used to call influence has become something violently toxic. Renée DiResta gives us a powerful original framing to explain how it now shapes public opinion through a virtual rumor mill of niche propagandists. While they position themselves as trustworthy 'Davids', their reach, influence, and economics make them classic Goliaths, invisible rulers who create bespoke realities that control the destinies of millions of people, their work driven by a simple maxim: 'if you make it trend, you make it true.' By revealing the machinery and the dynamics of the interplay between influencers, algorithms, and online crowds, DiResta vividly illustrates the way belief in the fundamental legitimacy of institutions that make society work is deliberately undermined. This alternate system for shaping public opinion is rewriting the relationship between the people and their government in profoundly disturbing ways.
Main title:
Invisible rulers : the people who turn lies into reality / Renée DiResta.
Author:
DiResta, Renee, author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : PublicAffairs, 2024.
Collation:
ix, 436 pages ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781541703377 (hbk)
Dewey class:
303.375
LC class:
HM1231
Language:
English
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BRN:
3832322
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