{"product_id":"platform-brutality-geert-lovink-9789493246584","title":"Platform Brutality: Closing Down Internet Toxicity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplying contemporary art theory to the ills of the internet, this book insightfully critiques the age of social media\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished with Making Public Series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003ci\u003ePlatform Brutality\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeert Lovink\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Art and Network Cultures at the University of Amsterdam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geert Lovink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9493246582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789493246584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Valiz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Geert Lovink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014331838719,"sku":"9789493246584","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_28b05ebe-3b3b-4012-97dc-0e8133465cac.jpg?v=1767747948","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/platform-brutality-geert-lovink-9789493246584","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}