Disconnect: facebook's affective bonds
By: Karppi, Tero [Author].
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BookPublisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2018Description: 184 p. : 22 cm.ISBN: 9781517903077 .Subject(s): Facebook | Online social networks | Web | Social Networking | Affect | Psychology | Interpersonal relations | Internet | Social aspects | Social PsychologyDDC classification: 302.30285 Summary: "No matter how pervasive and powerful social media websites become, users always have the option of disconnecting—right? Not exactly, as Tero Karppi reveals in this disquieting book. Pointing out that platforms like Facebook see disconnection as an existential threat—and have undertaken wide-ranging efforts to eliminate it—Karppi argues that users’ ability to control their digital lives is gradually dissipating" -- Amazon.com.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
"No matter how pervasive and powerful social media websites become, users always have the option of disconnecting—right? Not exactly, as Tero Karppi reveals in this disquieting book. Pointing out that platforms like Facebook see disconnection as an existential threat—and have undertaken wide-ranging efforts to eliminate it—Karppi argues that users’ ability to control their digital lives is gradually dissipating" -- Amazon.com.
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