Internet oligopoly : the corporate takeover of our digital world /

Drawing on a historical and political economy analysis, this book provides insight on how, under neoliberal hegemony, the internet was transformed from an emancipatory project for humanity to the final frontier of unrestrained capitalism.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smyrnaios, Nikos, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
Series:Digital activism and society.
Subjects:
Information technology > Economic aspects.
Internet > Political aspects.
Corporate power.
Information society.
Technologie de l'information > Aspect économique.
Internet > Aspect politique.
Pouvoir économique.
Société de l'information.
Communication studies.
Internet & WWW industries.
Computer networking & communications.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Internet > Political aspects
Information technology > Economic aspects
Corporate power
Digital electronics > Social aspects
Information society
Technological innovations > Social aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Commodification of the Internet
  • 2. The Privatisation of the Internet
  • 3. The Conditions Leading to the Emergence of the Internet Oligopoly
  • 4. The Oligopoly's Strategies for Integration and Infomediation
  • 5. The Advertising Dominance of the Internet
  • Conclusion.

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