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TitleThe information state : politics in the age of total control / Jacob Siegel.
AuthorSiegel, Jacob (Writer) author aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015167089 http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2015167089
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International Standard Book Number 9781250363138
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Personal Name Siegel, Jacob (Writer) author aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015167089
Title Statement The information state : politics in the age of total control / Jacob Siegel.
Edition Statement First edition.
Imprint New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2026.
Physical Description pages cm
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary, Etc. "We're constantly told that disinformation is everywhere and that it's ruining our democracy. But what if the war on disinformation itself is really just a weapon to squash any and all legitimate dissent? The Information State is an incisive examination of how we reached the point where anything that contradicts the dominant narrative can be labeled dangerous disinformation. Tablet writer Jacob Siegel charts how a technological infrastructure built to make society more rational and progressive has steadily replaced democratic freedoms with systems of digital control. Instead of competing for voters' support, the Information State uses censorship, mass surveillance, and algorithmic manipulation to shape public perceptions as it tries to engineer reality. An alliance between government and tech companies formed to wage the war on terror has evolved into an unholy new kind of technocratic state and turned against America's own citizens. In short, the information war came home and completely overtook American politics during the hyperpolarization of the Trump era and the isolation of the Covid pandemic. The Information State is an urgent, necessary book that sounds the alarm on where society is headed in the age of AI if we don't relearn how to think for ourselves and ask searching questions about whether information can ever be a substitute for truth"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Technology and state United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008112664
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Information society Political aspects United States
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Information services industry Political activity United States
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Misinformation Political aspects United States