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Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality by Renee DiResta
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
4.5
The title and cover of this book make it seem sinister. The content, however, is not — though it certainly covers some sinister characters. This is an overview of the way online influencers, particularly political ones, have hijacked our current discourse, looking at how and why algorithms surface these types to the top.
If you've read other books on this topic, you've probably heard a lot of this stuff before. DiResta, however, adds more intellectual heft than comparable books, citing theorists like Chomsky and frameworks like the ABCs of Propaganda. If you're going to read any book about online influence and propaganda, it might as well be this one.
If you've read other books on this topic, you've probably heard a lot of this stuff before. DiResta, however, adds more intellectual heft than comparable books, citing theorists like Chomsky and frameworks like the ABCs of Propaganda. If you're going to read any book about online influence and propaganda, it might as well be this one.