Internet and Social Media
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From  O CanadaFrom: Man at the Airport |
In the final chapter, Al Kontar writes about his experiences in British Columbia, and his Operation#NotForgotten campaign to aid refugess trapped on Manus and Nauru. | Hassan Al Kontar | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
 ResetReclaiming the Internet for Civil Society |
In the 2020 CBC Massey Lectures, bestselling author and renowned technology and security expert Ronald J. Deibert exposes the disturbing influence and impact of the internet on politics, the … | Ronald J. Deibert | 339 | 2020 | View |
 Rethinking Free Speech |
Clashes over free speech rights and wrongs haunt public debates about the state of democracy, freedom and the future. While freedom of speech is recognized as foundational to democratic society, … | Peter Ives | 216 | 2024 | View |
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From Retreat, Reform, RestraintFrom: Reset |
In the final chapter, the author turns to the question “What is to be done?” The negative implications of social media are increasingly acknowledged and well documented. But what to … | Ronald J. Deibert | 68 | 2020 | $6.80 Add |
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From River of MadnessFrom: Man at the Airport |
This chapter describes the author’s time in jail for overstaying his work visa, the death of his father, and his deportation to Kuala Lumpur. | Hassan Al Kontar | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From Social MediaFrom: Rethinking Free Speech |
In this chapter, Ives examines how social media platforms have reshaped democratic discourse, tracing the evolution from the 1996 Communications Decency Act to contemporary debates. | Peter Ives | 33 | 2024 | $3.30 Add |
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From  Speed KillsFrom: Spin |
From Spin: Politics and Marketing in a Divided Age | Clive Veroni | 29 | 2014 | $2.90 Add |
SpinPolitics and Marketing in a Divided Age |
Aided by masses of data, sophisticated computer modelling, and smart manipulation of social media, political strategists are reshaping the way voters think. And act. Clive Veroni analyzes the … | Clive Veroni | 367 | 2014 | View |
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From  NEW! Sweden: Balancing the Public’s Right to Privacy and the Public’s Right to Know, Looking at privacy challenges that arise from embracing transparency, with a focus on the publication of criminal conviction information |
In this chapter, Malone examines Sweden’s problems with transparency under the European Union privacy law, contrasting this struggle with Canada’s, Access to Information Act. | Matt Malone | 19 | 2026 | $1.90 Add |
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From The Age of the Open BrandFrom: Spin |
From Spin: Politics and Marketing in a Divided Age | Clive Veroni | 33 | 2014 | $3.30 Add |
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From The Airport PrisonerFrom: Man at the Airport |
Trapped at the airport for six months, Al Kontar connects with Nuseir Yassin, a social media content creator with millions of followers. | Hassan Al Kontar | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From The End of Mass Marketing as We Know ItFrom: Spin |
From Spin: Politics and Marketing in a Divided Age | Clive Veroni | 3 | 2014 | $0.30 Add |
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From The Market for Our MindsFrom: Reset |
Chapter 1 explores the economic engine that underlies social media: the personal data surveillance economy. Social media platforms describe themselves in many different, seemingly benign ways: … | Ronald J. Deibert | 40 | 2020 | $4.00 Add |
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From The Olive FarmFrom: Man at the Airport |
In the opening chapter, Al Kontar reflects on the Syrian Civil War and his childhood on an olive farm in Sweida. | Hassan Al Kontar | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From The Power of the Passionate FewFrom: Spin |
From Spin: Politics and Marketing in a Divided Age | Clive Veroni | 26 | 2014 | $2.60 Add |
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From Toxic Addiction MachinesFrom: Reset |
Chapter 2 examines the interplay between social media and social psychology. The job of social media engineers is to design their products in such a way as to capture and retain users’ … | Ronald J. Deibert | 55 | 2020 | $5.50 Add |
