Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy

Antisocial Media

How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy

By
Siva Vaidhyanathan
Siva Vaidhyanathan
2018 • 288 pages

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