Social Media and the Internet

Books about the social and psychological impacts of social media and the internet.

Updated December 18, 2024
Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries
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Broken code : inside Facebook and the fight to expose its toxic secrets
Horwitz, Jeff (Journalist)
Paper Book
Facebook had a problem. Along with its sister platforms Instagram and WhatsApp, it was a daily destination for billions of users around the world, extolling its products for connecting people. But as a succession of scandals rocked Facebook from 2016, some began to question whether the...
Extremely online : the untold story of fame, influence and power on the Internet
Lorenz, Taylor
Paper Book
'A terrific history of the online creator economy.' The New York Times 'This book is about a revolution. It has radically upended how we've understood and interacted with our world. It has demolished traditional barriers and empowered millions who were previously marginalized. It...
The chaos machine : the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world
Fisher, Max.
Paper Book
The Chaos Machine is an essential book for our times - Ezra KleinThe Chaos Machine is the story of how the world was driven mad by social media. The election of populists like Trump and Bolsonaro; strife and genocide in countries like Myanmar; the rampant spread of COVID-19 conspiracy...
Logged in and stressed out : how social media is affecting your mental health an
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Paper Book
Social media is here to stay, and Logged In and Stressed Out presents the right information and tools to improve our lives through examining and changing our digital habits. America is facing a mental health crisis. Studies show that the average...
Zucked : waking up to the Facebook catastrophe
McNamee, Roger
Paper Book
This is the dramatic story of how a noted tech venture capitalist, an early mentor to Mark Zuckerberg and investor in his company, woke up to the serious damage Facebook was doing to our society and set out to try to stop it. If you had told Roger McNamee three years ago that he would soon...

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