Network propaganda : manipulation, disinformation, and radicalization in American politics
Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, Hal Roberts.
- ix, 462 p. color illustrations ; 24 cm
Mapping disorder. Epistemic crisis -- The architecture of our discontent -- The propaganda feedback loop -- Dynamics of network propaganda -- Immigration and Islamophobia: Breitbart and the Trump Party -- The Fox diet. Mainstream media failure modes and self-healing in a propaganda-rich environment -- The usual suspects. The propaganda pipeline: hacking the core from the periphery -- Are the Russians coming? -- Mammon's algorithm: marketing, manipulation, and clickbait on Facebook -- Can democracy survive the Internet?. Polarization in American politics -- The origins of asymmetry -- Can the Internet survive democracy? -- What can men do against such reckless hate? -- Conclusion.