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Platform Brutality: Closing Down Internet Toxicity

Platform Brutality: Closing Down Internet Toxicity

Lovink, Geert

Paperback

General Sociology

Publisher Price: $32.50

ISBN10: 9493246582
ISBN13: 9789493246584
Publisher: Valiz
Published: Jun 2 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.70 Depth: 9.40
Language: English

Applying contemporary art theory to the ills of the internet, this book insightfully critiques the age of social media

Published with Making Public Series.

The internet has become an integral part of all human activities. Its toxic aspects have fully permeated our personal, social and political lives, with people using it to attack others, normalize violence, spread fake news and make propaganda for extreme-right causes, to name just a few. This brutal turn ultimately affects all: social media no longer just distracts--it injures. This technological violence is essentially remote, invisible and indirect. Encoded within the platforms we use every day exist exclusion, isolation and echo chambers on sites that promise enhanced connection. Platform Brutality does not just offer critical analyses but also dives into alternatives. Topics range from the violent turn of the internet and techno-feudalism debates, to loneliness on social media, radical data critique or even how to dream in the computer age. This hyper-contemporary reader offers offline romanticism to question how to leave the platforms, bring back social networks and strike a new balance between analog and digital.

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