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The Smear
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2017
Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.
4.22
1k+
The Smear Summary
The Smear 91%
Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2017
4.22
1k+ ratings
Trust Me, I'm Lying
by Ryan Holiday • 2012
Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.
3.85
12k+
Trust Me, I'm Lying Summary
Trust Me, I'm Lying 91%
Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.
by Ryan Holiday 2012
3.85
12k+ ratings
Get Rich or Lie Trying
by Symeon Brown • 2022
The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.
3.85
922
Get Rich or Lie Trying Summary
Get Rich or Lie Trying 91%
The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.
by Symeon Brown 2022
3.85
922 ratings
Facts and Other Lies
by Ed Coper • 2022
The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.
4.16
242
Facts and Other Lies Summary
Facts and Other Lies 91%
The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.
by Ed Coper 2022
4.16
242 ratings
Antisocial Media
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2018
Facebook promised connection; it delivered surveillance, outrage, and a gift to authoritarians.
3.86
590
Antisocial Media Summary
Antisocial Media 91%
Facebook promised connection; it delivered surveillance, outrage, and a gift to authoritarians.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2018
3.86
590 ratings
The Filter Bubble
by Eli Pariser • 2011
Every click surrenders your free will to an algorithm. The only fix: quit social media entirely.
3.79
5k+
The Filter Bubble Summary
The Filter Bubble 90%
Every click surrenders your free will to an algorithm. The only fix: quit social media entirely.
by Eli Pariser 2011
3.79
5k+ ratings
How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News
by Noah Giansiracusa • 2021
Algorithms chase engagement, not truth. Lies outperform facts every time, and platforms know it.
3.25
20
How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News Summary
How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News 90%
Algorithms chase engagement, not truth. Lies outperform facts every time, and platforms know it.
by Noah Giansiracusa 2021
3.25
20 ratings
Filterworld
by Kyle Chayka • 2024
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
3.62
5k+
Filterworld Summary
Filterworld 90%
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
by Kyle Chayka 2024
3.62
5k+ ratings
Attack from Within
by Barbara McQuade • 2024
The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.
4.13
2k+
Attack from Within Summary
Attack from Within 90%
The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.
by Barbara McQuade 2024
4.13
2k+ ratings
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
by Jaron Lanier • 2018
Social media is a behavior-modification machine. The only sane answer: delete your accounts.
3.58
18k+
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Summary
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now 90%
Social media is a behavior-modification machine. The only sane answer: delete your accounts.
by Jaron Lanier 2018
3.58
18k+ ratings
Screen People
by Megan Garber • 2026
When screens started watching us back, everyone became a performer and reality became a set.
3.42
184
Screen People Summary
Screen People 90%
When screens started watching us back, everyone became a performer and reality became a set.
by Megan Garber 2026
3.42
184 ratings
LikeWar
by P.W. Singer • 2018
How viral lies, memes, and algorithms turned social media into a new kind of battlefield.
4.26
3k+
LikeWar Summary
LikeWar 90%
How viral lies, memes, and algorithms turned social media into a new kind of battlefield.
by P.W. Singer 2018
4.26
3k+ ratings
Superbloom
by Nicholas Carr • 2025
Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.
4.04
2k+
Superbloom Summary
Superbloom 90%
Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.
by Nicholas Carr 2025
4.04
2k+ ratings
The Happiness Effect
by Donna Freitas • 2017
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
3.31
265
The Happiness Effect Summary
The Happiness Effect 90%
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
by Donna Freitas 2017
3.31
265 ratings
Hype
by Gabrielle Bluestone • 2021
Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.
3.32
1k+
Hype Summary
Hype 90%
Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.
by Gabrielle Bluestone 2021
3.32
1k+ ratings
Meme Wars
by Joan Donovan • 2022
From Gamergate to the Capitol riot: how the web's design builds the road to radicalization.
3.98
483
Meme Wars Summary
Meme Wars 90%
From Gamergate to the Capitol riot: how the web's design builds the road to radicalization.
by Joan Donovan 2022
3.98
483 ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 90%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
Mindf*ck
by Christopher Wylie • 2019
Fifty million profiles. Two elections. One whistleblower who built the weapon and then broke it.
4.36
8k+
Mindf*ck Summary
Mindf*ck 90%
Fifty million profiles. Two elections. One whistleblower who built the weapon and then broke it.
by Christopher Wylie 2019
4.36
8k+ ratings
Broken Code
by Jeff Horwitz • 2023
Instagram harmed teen mental health. Facebook buried proof; whistleblower documents forced it out.
3.88
677
Broken Code Summary
Broken Code 90%
Instagram harmed teen mental health. Facebook buried proof; whistleblower documents forced it out.
by Jeff Horwitz 2023
3.88
677 ratings
Twitter and Tear Gas
by Zeynep Tufekci • 2017
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
4.08
1k+
Twitter and Tear Gas Summary
Twitter and Tear Gas 90%
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
by Zeynep Tufekci 2017
4.08
1k+ ratings
Journalism and PR
by John Lloyd • 2014
PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.
3.78
9
Journalism and PR Summary
Journalism and PR 90%
PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.
by John Lloyd 2014
3.78
9 ratings
Republic of Lies
by Anna Merlan • 2019
Real scandals, social media, ambitious politicians: the conspiracy loop that captured America.
3.88
2k+
Republic of Lies Summary
Republic of Lies 89%
Real scandals, social media, ambitious politicians: the conspiracy loop that captured America.
by Anna Merlan 2019
3.88
2k+ ratings
Mindmasters
by Sandra Matz • 2025
Algorithms read personality from digital traces. The fix isn't privacy; it's collective ownership.
3.96
399
Mindmasters Summary
Mindmasters 89%
Algorithms read personality from digital traces. The fix isn't privacy; it's collective ownership.
by Sandra Matz 2025
3.96
399 ratings
Gaslighting America
by Amanda Carpenter • 2018
Why millions cheer when Trump lies: a repeatable playbook that weaponizes psychology and media.
3.89
425
Gaslighting America Summary
Gaslighting America 89%
Why millions cheer when Trump lies: a repeatable playbook that weaponizes psychology and media.
by Amanda Carpenter 2018
3.89
425 ratings
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
by Katherine Ormerod • 2018
Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.
3.49
801
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life Summary
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life 89%
Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.
by Katherine Ormerod 2018
3.49
801 ratings
Careless People
by Sarah Wynn-Williams • 2025
Facebook's growth playbook from the inside: trade free speech, erode privacy, ignore the bodies.
4.12
137k+
Careless People Summary
Careless People 89%
Facebook's growth playbook from the inside: trade free speech, erode privacy, ignore the bodies.
by Sarah Wynn-Williams 2025
4.12
137k+ ratings
Propaganda
by Jacques Ellul • 1962
Propaganda is not a tool but a total environment, and its aim is action, not belief.
4.28
1k+
Propaganda Summary
Propaganda 89%
Propaganda is not a tool but a total environment, and its aim is action, not belief.
by Jacques Ellul 1962
4.28
1k+ ratings
Digimodernism
by Alan Kirby • 2009
The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.
3.49
78
Digimodernism Summary
Digimodernism 89%
The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.
by Alan Kirby 2009
3.49
78 ratings
Network Propaganda
by Yochai Benkler • 2018
The internet did not polarize America; a lopsided propaganda machine built over decades did.
4.14
387
Network Propaganda Summary
Network Propaganda 89%
The internet did not polarize America; a lopsided propaganda machine built over decades did.
by Yochai Benkler 2018
4.14
387 ratings
Social Engineering
by Christopher Hadnagy • 2010
Your firewall is fine. Your people are the vulnerability, and this is how attackers exploit them.
3.83
4k+
Social Engineering Summary
Social Engineering 89%
Your firewall is fine. Your people are the vulnerability, and this is how attackers exploit them.
by Christopher Hadnagy 2010
3.83
4k+ ratings
The Art of Social Media
by Guy Kawasaki • 2014
How to optimize every profile, post, and reply so your social media earns its own audience.
3.55
3k+
The Art of Social Media Summary
The Art of Social Media 89%
How to optimize every profile, post, and reply so your social media earns its own audience.
by Guy Kawasaki 2014
3.55
3k+ ratings
Post-Truth
by Matthew d'Ancona • 2017
Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.
3.75
921
Post-Truth Summary
Post-Truth 89%
Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.
by Matthew d'Ancona 2017
3.75
921 ratings
One Million Followers
by Brendan Kane • 2018
A million followers in 30 days: the hands-on playbook of testing, partnerships, and emotional hooks.
3.42
2k+
One Million Followers Summary
One Million Followers 89%
A million followers in 30 days: the hands-on playbook of testing, partnerships, and emotional hooks.
by Brendan Kane 2018
3.42
2k+ ratings
Foolproof
by Sander van der Linden • 2023
Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.
3.97
969
Foolproof Summary
Foolproof 89%
Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.
by Sander van der Linden 2023
3.97
969 ratings
The Internet of Us
by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
3.50
545
The Internet of Us Summary
The Internet of Us 89%
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016
3.50
545 ratings
Slanted
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2020
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
4.31
1k+
Slanted Summary
Slanted 89%
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2020
4.31
1k+ ratings
Privacy is Power
by Carissa Véliz • 2020
Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.
4.02
1k+
Privacy is Power Summary
Privacy is Power 89%
Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.
by Carissa Véliz 2020
4.02
1k+ ratings
Censored
by Margaret E. Roberts • 2018
China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.
4.18
123
Censored Summary
Censored 89%
China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.
by Margaret E. Roberts 2018
4.18
123 ratings
The Quiet Damage
by Jesselyn Cook • 2024
QAnon preys on loneliness and trauma more than politics. Five families show the wreckage it leaves.
4.43
7k+
The Quiet Damage Summary
The Quiet Damage 89%
QAnon preys on loneliness and trauma more than politics. Five families show the wreckage it leaves.
by Jesselyn Cook 2024
4.43
7k+ ratings
33 Million People in the Room
by Juliette Powell • 2008
Turn your social network into a distribution channel, a talent pool, and a growth engine.
3.36
109
33 Million People in the Room Summary
33 Million People in the Room 89%
Turn your social network into a distribution channel, a talent pool, and a growth engine.
by Juliette Powell 2008
3.36
109 ratings
Manufacturing Consent
by Mark Achbar • 1994
No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.
4.41
699
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent 89%
No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.
by Mark Achbar 1994
4.41
699 ratings
The End of Absence
by Michael Harris • 2014
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
3.63
2k+
The End of Absence Summary
The End of Absence 89%
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
by Michael Harris 2014
3.63
2k+ ratings
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East
by Marc Owen Jones • 2022
Gulf states built a global disinformation machine from bots, fake journalists, and Western PR firms.
4.21
19
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East Summary
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East 89%
Gulf states built a global disinformation machine from bots, fake journalists, and Western PR firms.
by Marc Owen Jones 2022
4.21
19 ratings
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
3.83
1k+
Team Human Summary
Team Human 89%
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019
3.83
1k+ ratings
No One Man Should Have All That Power
by Amos Barshad • 2019
Behind every pop star, president, and cartel boss, a hidden schemer pulls the strings.
3.65
185
No One Man Should Have All That Power Summary
No One Man Should Have All That Power 89%
Behind every pop star, president, and cartel boss, a hidden schemer pulls the strings.
by Amos Barshad 2019
3.65
185 ratings
Anatomy of Fake News
by Nolan Higdon • 2020
Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.
4.00
35
Anatomy of Fake News Summary
Anatomy of Fake News 89%
Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.
by Nolan Higdon 2020
4.00
35 ratings
National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford • 2017
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
3.81
113
National Security Cinema Summary
National Security Cinema 89%
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
by Matthew Alford 2017
3.81
113 ratings
On Rumors
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2009
Debunking a rumor often makes more people believe it. The cognitive traps that cause this.
3.28
299
On Rumors Summary
On Rumors 89%
Debunking a rumor often makes more people believe it. The cognitive traps that cause this.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2009
3.28
299 ratings
Our Biggest Fight
by Frank H. McCourt • 2024
Your mind is the product, and the price is democracy. A new protocol offers a buyback.
4.15
27
Our Biggest Fight Summary
Our Biggest Fight 89%
Your mind is the product, and the price is democracy. A new protocol offers a buyback.
by Frank H. McCourt 2024
4.15
27 ratings
An Ugly Truth
by Sheera Frenkel • 2021
Same data that built Facebook's empire fueled election chaos and a genocide. The leaders knew.
3.96
7k+
An Ugly Truth Summary
An Ugly Truth 89%
Same data that built Facebook's empire fueled election chaos and a genocide. The leaders knew.
by Sheera Frenkel 2021
3.96
7k+ ratings
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