The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World

by Max Fisher

Book Overview

Finalist for the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism

From a New York Times investigative reporter, this "authoritative and devastating account of the impacts of social media" (New York Times Book Review) tracks the high-stakes inside story of how Big Tech's breakneck race to drive engagement--and profits--at all costs fractured the world. The Chaos Machine is "an essential book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316703303
• ISBN13: 9780316703307
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Absolute Must For Anyone That Uses Social Media

When I began noticing that Facebook kept directing me to garbage content, I decided to look into it. Came across this book, and it was so informative and alarming that I deleted my social media accounts and haven't looked back.