Ebook: The people's platform and other digital delusions

Astra Taylor challenges cherished notions of the internet as the great leveler of our age. The internet has been hailed as an unprecedented democratising force, a place where everyone can participate. But how true is this? Dismantling the techno-utopian vision, she argues that for all our 'tweeting' and 'sharing, ' the internet in fact reflects and amplifies real-world inequities as much as it ameliorates them.