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🕸️ Digital Autocracy

How authoritarian regimes harness surveillance, algorithms, and platform control to consolidate power and suppress dissent in the internet age.
The Red Web
by Andrei Soldatov • 2015
The Soviet Union fell but its surveillance state survived, rewired for the internet age.
3.95
700
🏛️ Digital Authoritarianism🇷🇺 Putin'S Russia👁️ Surveillance State
The Red Web Summary
The Red Web 93%
The Soviet Union fell but its surveillance state survived, rewired for the internet age.
by Andrei Soldatov 2015
3.95
700 ratings
🏛️ Digital Authoritarianism🇷🇺 Putin'S Russia👁️ Surveillance State
Autocracy, Inc.
by Anne Applebaum • 2024
A global network of dictators runs autocracies like for-profit firms. Democracies bankroll them.
4.16
19k+
🌐 Global Autocracy💰 Kleptocracy🚫 Authoritarianism
Autocracy, Inc. Summary
Autocracy, Inc. 92%
A global network of dictators runs autocracies like for-profit firms. Democracies bankroll them.
by Anne Applebaum 2024
4.16
19k+ ratings
🌐 Global Autocracy💰 Kleptocracy🚫 Authoritarianism
The Tech Coup
by Marietje Schaake • 2024
When tech companies became the state, democracy became a user agreement no one reads.
3.78
468
🏛️ Tech Regulation🏢 Corporate Power👁️ Surveillance Capitalism
The Tech Coup Summary
The Tech Coup 92%
When tech companies became the state, democracy became a user agreement no one reads.
by Marietje Schaake 2024
3.78
468 ratings
🏛️ Tech Regulation🏢 Corporate Power👁️ Surveillance Capitalism
Rewiring Democracy
by Bruce Schneier • 2025
AI writes laws, targets voters, judges cases. Democracy is an information system; AI is the driver.
3.67
91
🖥️ Digital Governance⚖️ Algorithmic Bias🏛️ Power Concentration
Rewiring Democracy Summary
Rewiring Democracy 92%
AI writes laws, targets voters, judges cases. Democracy is an information system; AI is the driver.
by Bruce Schneier 2025
3.67
91 ratings
🖥️ Digital Governance⚖️ Algorithmic Bias🏛️ Power Concentration
Censored
by Margaret E. Roberts • 2018
China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.
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123
🧱 Digital Authoritarianism🇨🇳 Chinese Politics🚫 Internet Censorship
Censored Summary
Censored 92%
China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.
by Margaret E. Roberts 2018
4.18
123 ratings
🧱 Digital Authoritarianism🇨🇳 Chinese Politics🚫 Internet Censorship
Digital Empires
by Anu Bradford • 2023
Three powers are battling to govern the internet, and the prize is the future of democracy.
3.91
151
🌐 Internet Governance⚖️ Regulatory Competition🇨🇳 Techno-Nationalism
Digital Empires Summary
Digital Empires 91%
Three powers are battling to govern the internet, and the prize is the future of democracy.
by Anu Bradford 2023
3.91
151 ratings
🌐 Internet Governance⚖️ Regulatory Competition🇨🇳 Techno-Nationalism
The People Vs Tech
by Jamie Bartlett • 2018
Liberal democracy rests on a few fragile pillars; the internet is dismantling every one.
3.90
2k+
🗳️ Digital Politics🏛️ Tech Monopolies🎭 Political Tribalism
The People Vs Tech Summary
The People Vs Tech 91%
Liberal democracy rests on a few fragile pillars; the internet is dismantling every one.
by Jamie Bartlett 2018
3.90
2k+ ratings
🗳️ Digital Politics🏛️ Tech Monopolies🎭 Political Tribalism
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
by Martin Gurri • 2014
The digital revolution gave the public the power to destroy institutions but not to replace them.
4.19
2k+
📱 Digital Media Politics🏛️ Crisis Of Authority✊ Populist Revolt
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority Summary
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority 91%
The digital revolution gave the public the power to destroy institutions but not to replace them.
by Martin Gurri 2014
4.19
2k+ ratings
📱 Digital Media Politics🏛️ Crisis Of Authority✊ Populist Revolt
"I Have Nothing to Hide"
by Heidi Boghosian • 2021
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
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191
🛰️ Mass Surveillance🔒 Digital Privacy🏢 Corporate Surveillance
"I Have Nothing to Hide" Summary
"I Have Nothing to Hide" 91%
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
by Heidi Boghosian 2021
3.64
191 ratings
🛰️ Mass Surveillance🔒 Digital Privacy🏢 Corporate Surveillance
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
🛡️ Digital Surveillance🔒 Data Privacy👁️ Mass Surveillance
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 91%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
🛡️ Digital Surveillance🔒 Data Privacy👁️ Mass Surveillance
The Anarchist In The Library
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
3.50
175
🛡️ Digital Rights⚖️ Copyright Politics🏛️ Cultural Commons
The Anarchist In The Library Summary
The Anarchist In The Library 91%
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004
3.50
175 ratings
🛡️ Digital Rights⚖️ Copyright Politics🏛️ Cultural Commons
The New Digital Age
by Eric Schmidt • 2013
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
3.33
3k+
🌐 Internet Geopolitics🔮 Digital Futures⚔️ Cyber Conflict
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age 91%
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
by Eric Schmidt 2013
3.33
3k+ ratings
🌐 Internet Geopolitics🔮 Digital Futures⚔️ Cyber Conflict
The Perfect Police State
by Geoffrey Cain • 2021
China's Xinjiang AI state predicts crimes before they happen, and exports the blueprint globally.
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1k+
🛡️ Surveillance States🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes🇨🇳 Chinese Politics
The Perfect Police State Summary
The Perfect Police State 91%
China's Xinjiang AI state predicts crimes before they happen, and exports the blueprint globally.
by Geoffrey Cain 2021
4.23
1k+ ratings
🛡️ Surveillance States🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes🇨🇳 Chinese Politics
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+
🧑‍💻 Digital Activism📢 Attention Economics🛡️ Information Warfare
Twitter and Tear Gas Summary
Twitter and Tear Gas 91%
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
🧑‍💻 Digital Activism📢 Attention Economics🛡️ Information Warfare
Nothing to Hide
by Daniel J. Solove • 2011
Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.
3.85
182
🔒 Digital Privacy👁️ Government Surveillance⚖️ Privacy Law
Nothing to Hide Summary
Nothing to Hide 91%
Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.
by Daniel J. Solove 2011
3.85
182 ratings
🔒 Digital Privacy👁️ Government Surveillance⚖️ Privacy Law
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+
🔒 Digital Privacy💰 Data Economy📹 Mass Surveillance
Privacy is Power Summary
Privacy is Power 91%
Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.
by Carissa Véliz 2020
4.02
1k+ ratings
🔒 Digital Privacy💰 Data Economy📹 Mass Surveillance
Context
by Cory Doctorow • 2011
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
3.66
372
🕸️ Internet Freedom📜 Copyright Reform🔐 Digital Rights
Context Summary
Context 91%
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
by Cory Doctorow 2011
3.66
372 ratings
🕸️ Internet Freedom📜 Copyright Reform🔐 Digital Rights
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
by Shoshana Zuboff • 2018
Your private moments are now raw data, harvested without consent to predict and sell your future.
4.05
14k+
👁️ Corporate Surveillance📊 Data Economy🔍 Tech Industry Critique
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Summary
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism 91%
Your private moments are now raw data, harvested without consent to predict and sell your future.
by Shoshana Zuboff 2018
4.05
14k+ ratings
👁️ Corporate Surveillance📊 Data Economy🔍 Tech Industry Critique
After the Fall
by Ben Rhodes • 2022
America's post-Cold War mistakes taught the world's authoritarians how to dismantle democracy.
4.15
157
🧭 Post-Cold War Order🌍 Global Authoritarianism🚧 Democratic Erosion
After the Fall Summary
After the Fall 91%
America's post-Cold War mistakes taught the world's authoritarians how to dismantle democracy.
by Ben Rhodes 2022
4.15
157 ratings
🧭 Post-Cold War Order🌍 Global Authoritarianism🚧 Democratic Erosion
Google Archipelago
by Michael Rectenwald • 2019
Silicon Valley didn't just get political. It built a totalitarian machine and called it progress.
3.84
120
🤖 Big Tech Criticism🚫 Cancel Culture🔇 Digital Censorship
Google Archipelago Summary
Google Archipelago 91%
Silicon Valley didn't just get political. It built a totalitarian machine and called it progress.
by Michael Rectenwald 2019
3.84
120 ratings
🤖 Big Tech Criticism🚫 Cancel Culture🔇 Digital Censorship
How to Stand Up to a Dictator
by Maria Ressa • 2022
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
4.36
7k+
🗞️ Press Freedom🔴 Disinformation⛓️ Authoritarianism
How to Stand Up to a Dictator Summary
How to Stand Up to a Dictator 91%
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
by Maria Ressa 2022
4.36
7k+ ratings
🗞️ Press Freedom🔴 Disinformation⛓️ Authoritarianism
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
🇸🇦 Middle East Politics🇦🇪 Gulf States📱 Digital Surveillance
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East Summary
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East 91%
Gulf states built a global disinformation machine from bots, fake journalists, and Western PR firms.
by Marc Owen Jones 2022
4.21
19 ratings
🇸🇦 Middle East Politics🇦🇪 Gulf States📱 Digital Surveillance
Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It
by Mark Coeckelbergh • 2024
AI dismantles democracy not by malice but by logic. The philosophical fightback begins here.
3.26
54
🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Technology Ethics🗳️ Democratic Theory
Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It Summary
Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It 91%
AI dismantles democracy not by malice but by logic. The philosophical fightback begins here.
by Mark Coeckelbergh 2024
3.26
54 ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Technology Ethics🗳️ Democratic Theory
Don't Be Evil
by Rana Foroohar • 2019
The internet promised openness. What arrived was surveillance, addiction, and monopoly.
3.85
1k+
🏢 Big Tech Critique🔒 Data Privacy🧠 Attention Economy
Don't Be Evil Summary
Don't Be Evil 91%
The internet promised openness. What arrived was surveillance, addiction, and monopoly.
by Rana Foroohar 2019
3.85
1k+ ratings
🏢 Big Tech Critique🔒 Data Privacy🧠 Attention Economy
⿻ 數位 Plurality
by E. Glen Weyl • 2024
Tech promised liberation but delivered surveillance and polarization. Taiwan found the off-ramp.
3.51
47
🗳️ Digital Democracy🏛️ Civic Technology🧠 Collective Intelligence
⿻ 數位 Plurality Summary
⿻ 數位 Plurality 91%
Tech promised liberation but delivered surveillance and polarization. Taiwan found the off-ramp.
by E. Glen Weyl 2024
3.51
47 ratings
🗳️ Digital Democracy🏛️ Civic Technology🧠 Collective Intelligence
Who Owns the Future?
by Jaron Lanier • 2013
Free services enter the internet. Middle-class jobs leave. A plan to reverse the pump.
3.77
4k+
💻 Digital Economy🔍 Big Tech Critique🔐 Data Ownership
Who Owns the Future? Summary
Who Owns the Future? 90%
Free services enter the internet. Middle-class jobs leave. A plan to reverse the pump.
by Jaron Lanier 2013
3.77
4k+ ratings
💻 Digital Economy🔍 Big Tech Critique🔐 Data Ownership
World Without Mind
by Franklin Foer • 2017
A counterculture dream of global harmony became a corporate machine for total surveillance.
3.63
2k+
🏢 Big Tech Critique🧱 Monopoly Power🤖 Algorithmic Control
World Without Mind Summary
World Without Mind 90%
A counterculture dream of global harmony became a corporate machine for total surveillance.
by Franklin Foer 2017
3.63
2k+ ratings
🏢 Big Tech Critique🧱 Monopoly Power🤖 Algorithmic Control
The Great Tech Game
by Anirudh Suri • 2022
Power once meant factories and oil. Now it runs on code, chips, and data.
4.43
131
🖥️ Tech Geopolitics💻 Digital Economy🌐 Great Power Competition
The Great Tech Game Summary
The Great Tech Game 90%
Power once meant factories and oil. Now it runs on code, chips, and data.
by Anirudh Suri 2022
4.43
131 ratings
🖥️ Tech Geopolitics💻 Digital Economy🌐 Great Power Competition
Enshittification
by Cory Doctorow • 2025
Big Tech didn't turn evil; competition, regulation, and worker power simply stopped holding it back.
4.06
13k+
🏚️ Platform Decay🏛️ Digital Monopoly📱 Gig Economy
Enshittification Summary
Enshittification 90%
Big Tech didn't turn evil; competition, regulation, and worker power simply stopped holding it back.
by Cory Doctorow 2025
4.06
13k+ ratings
🏚️ Platform Decay🏛️ Digital Monopoly📱 Gig Economy
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
3.86
1k+
🌐 Internet Governance⚖️ Cyberlaw🕸️ Decentralized Networks
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It 90%
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
🌐 Internet Governance⚖️ Cyberlaw🕸️ Decentralized Networks
Why Privacy Matters
by Neil Richards • 2021
Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.
4.06
177
🧑‍💻 Digital Privacy👁️ Surveillance Studies⚖️ Privacy Law
Why Privacy Matters Summary
Why Privacy Matters 90%
Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.
by Neil Richards 2021
4.06
177 ratings
🧑‍💻 Digital Privacy👁️ Surveillance Studies⚖️ Privacy Law
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
by P.W. Singer • 2013
The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.
3.83
1k+
🔐 Information Security⚔️ Cyber Warfare🕵️ State-Sponsored Hacking
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar Summary
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar 90%
The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.
by P.W. Singer 2013
3.83
1k+ ratings
🔐 Information Security⚔️ Cyber Warfare🕵️ State-Sponsored Hacking
System Error
by Rob Reich • 2021
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
3.82
608
⚖️ Algorithmic Bias🔒 Data Privacy🤖 Automation And Labor
System Error Summary
System Error 90%
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
by Rob Reich 2021
3.82
608 ratings
⚖️ Algorithmic Bias🔒 Data Privacy🤖 Automation And Labor
In Mistrust We Trust
by Ivan Krastev • 2013
More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.
3.96
73
🏛️ Post-Democracy🎓 Meritocracy Critique📱 Digital Activism
In Mistrust We Trust Summary
In Mistrust We Trust 90%
More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.
by Ivan Krastev 2013
3.96
73 ratings
🏛️ Post-Democracy🎓 Meritocracy Critique📱 Digital Activism
Aesthetic Theory
by Theodor W. Adorno • 1970
Free isn't removed walls; it's a body, a fact, a road, and solidarity.
4.14
3k+
🗳️ Democratic Theory🕊️ Positive Liberty🤖 Algorithmic Control
Aesthetic Theory Summary
Aesthetic Theory 90%
Free isn't removed walls; it's a body, a fact, a road, and solidarity.
by Theodor W. Adorno 1970
4.14
3k+ ratings
🗳️ Democratic Theory🕊️ Positive Liberty🤖 Algorithmic Control
Move Fast and Break Things
by Jonathan Taplin • 2017
How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.
3.59
2k+
🏢 Platform Capitalism🔗 Tech Monopolies🎨 Creative Economy
Move Fast and Break Things Summary
Move Fast and Break Things 90%
How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.
by Jonathan Taplin 2017
3.59
2k+ ratings
🏢 Platform Capitalism🔗 Tech Monopolies🎨 Creative Economy
Mindmasters
by Sandra Matz • 2025
Algorithms read personality from digital traces. The fix isn't privacy; it's collective ownership.
3.96
399
💻 Digital Psychology⚖️ Tech Ethics🏭 Surveillance Capitalism
Mindmasters Summary
Mindmasters 90%
Algorithms read personality from digital traces. The fix isn't privacy; it's collective ownership.
by Sandra Matz 2025
3.96
399 ratings
💻 Digital Psychology⚖️ Tech Ethics🏭 Surveillance Capitalism
Free Speech
by Timothy Garton Ash • 2017
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
3.96
312
🗣️ Free Speech🌐 Internet Freedom📰 Media And Democracy
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 90%
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
by Timothy Garton Ash 2017
3.96
312 ratings
🗣️ Free Speech🌐 Internet Freedom📰 Media And Democracy
To Save Everything, Click Here
by Evgeny Morozov • 2013
Silicon Valley promised a world without friction. Friction, mess, and dissent are what keep us free.
3.67
1k+
💻 Tech Criticism🗳️ Internet Politics⚖️ Algorithms And Bias
To Save Everything, Click Here Summary
To Save Everything, Click Here 90%
Silicon Valley promised a world without friction. Friction, mess, and dissent are what keep us free.
by Evgeny Morozov 2013
3.67
1k+ ratings
💻 Tech Criticism🗳️ Internet Politics⚖️ Algorithms And Bias
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
⚖️ Algorithmic Bias📰 Online Misinformation🎭 Deepfakes
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
⚖️ Algorithmic Bias📰 Online Misinformation🎭 Deepfakes
Tools and Weapons
by Brad Smith • 2019
Tech weaponized your data, your vote, your face. An insider's plan to take them back.
3.85
2k+
🏛️ Tech Policy🔒 Privacy Rights🛡️ Cybersecurity
Tools and Weapons Summary
Tools and Weapons 90%
Tech weaponized your data, your vote, your face. An insider's plan to take them back.
by Brad Smith 2019
3.85
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Tech Policy🔒 Privacy Rights🛡️ Cybersecurity
Survival of the Richest
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2022
Tech billionaires build escape pods, not solutions. Rushkoff was invited to help plan one.
3.83
3k+
💻 Digital Capitalism🖥️ Tech Criticism👁️ Surveillance Capitalism
Survival of the Richest Summary
Survival of the Richest 90%
Tech billionaires build escape pods, not solutions. Rushkoff was invited to help plan one.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2022
3.83
3k+ ratings
💻 Digital Capitalism🖥️ Tech Criticism👁️ Surveillance Capitalism
Privacy in the Age of Big Data
by Theresa Payton • 2014
Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.
3.56
112
🔒 Digital Privacy👁️ Data Surveillance📊 Personal Data
Privacy in the Age of Big Data Summary
Privacy in the Age of Big Data 90%
Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.
by Theresa Payton 2014
3.56
112 ratings
🔒 Digital Privacy👁️ Data Surveillance📊 Personal Data
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
🌐 Big Tech Critique💰 Data Monopolies⏳ Attention Economy
Our Biggest Fight Summary
Our Biggest Fight 90%
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
🌐 Big Tech Critique💰 Data Monopolies⏳ Attention Economy
On Tyranny
by Timothy Snyder • 2017
What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.
4.29
112k+
🔗 Authoritarianism🛡️ Democratic Defense✊ Civil Resistance
On Tyranny Summary
On Tyranny 90%
What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.
by Timothy Snyder 2017
4.29
112k+ ratings
🔗 Authoritarianism🛡️ Democratic Defense✊ Civil Resistance
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+
🏛️ Big Tech Accountability🔒 Data Privacy⚖️ Content Moderation
An Ugly Truth Summary
An Ugly Truth 90%
Same data that built Facebook's empire fueled election chaos and a genocide. The leaders knew.
by Sheera Frenkel 2021
3.96
7k+ ratings
🏛️ Big Tech Accountability🔒 Data Privacy⚖️ Content Moderation
The Right to Oblivion
by Lowry Pressly • 2024
Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.
4.01
254
👁️ Surveillance Studies⚙️ Philosophy Of Technology🔒 Digital Privacy
The Right to Oblivion Summary
The Right to Oblivion 90%
Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.
by Lowry Pressly 2024
4.01
254 ratings
👁️ Surveillance Studies⚙️ Philosophy Of Technology🔒 Digital Privacy
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
🗳️ Political Memoir🕳️ Conspiracy Theories🎭 Digital Identity
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
🗳️ Political Memoir🕳️ Conspiracy Theories🎭 Digital Identity
The End of Reality
by Jonathan Taplin • 2023
Four billionaires want $20 trillion for Mars, the metaverse, crypto, immortality. Who pays?
3.92
540
🏢 Tech Oligarchy🐍 Libertarian Critique👁️ Surveillance Capitalism
The End of Reality Summary
The End of Reality 90%
Four billionaires want $20 trillion for Mars, the metaverse, crypto, immortality. Who pays?
by Jonathan Taplin 2023
3.92
540 ratings
🏢 Tech Oligarchy🐍 Libertarian Critique👁️ Surveillance Capitalism
Bóg techy. Jak wielkie firmy technologiczne przejmują władzę nad Polską i światem
by Sylwia Czubkowska • 2025
Big tech colonized Poland without firing a shot. Here is the playbook.
4.24
938
🏴 Digital Colonialism👁️ Surveillance Capitalism💰 Big Tech Monopoly
Bóg techy. Jak wielkie firmy technologiczne przejmują władzę nad Polską i światem Summary
Bóg techy. Jak wielkie firmy technologiczne przejmują władzę nad Polską i światem 90%
Big tech colonized Poland without firing a shot. Here is the playbook.
by Sylwia Czubkowska 2025
4.24
938 ratings
🏴 Digital Colonialism👁️ Surveillance Capitalism💰 Big Tech Monopoly
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