Invisible Rulers
The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality
PublicAffairs · Print & ebook · June 11, 2024
An eye-opening look at the small communities of propagandists revolutionizing politics, culture, and society “Essential and riveting reading.” —Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation Invisible Rulers is about a profound transformation in power and influence that is altering our politics, our government, and even our relationships with friends and neighbors.
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- Who it’s for
- A sharp look at how belief gets shaped, contested, and made to stick.
- Themes
- propaganda, democracy, algorithms and curated content
- Pacing
- Reflective
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An eye-opening look at the small communities of propagandists revolutionizing politics, culture, and society “Essential and riveting reading.” —Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation Invisible Rulers is about a profound transformation in power and influence that is altering our politics, our government, and even our relationships with friends and neighbors. Today, online propagandists increasingly shape public opinion and even control our relationship to the truth.
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Our shared reality has splintered into discrete bespoke realities driven by algorithms, influencers, and curated content. Very little can bridge the divide, making democratic consensus nearly impossible to achieve. Renée DiResta exposes how these propagandists and their followers undermine the institutions that make society work, from anti-vaccine zealots who flood social media with fringe viewpoints to political influencers who use AI-generated images to manipulate our perception of reality. She also provides readers with a new conception of civics that helps us understand and fight back against these new invisible rulers.
Why It Works
A sharp look at how belief gets shaped, contested, and made to stick.
Come here for
- internet-age power dynamics
- a clear-eyed, unsettling read
Expect
- smart political analysis
- little patience for comforting myths
Where it sits
| Propaganda | 91% |
|---|---|
| How Media Works | 68% |
| Media, Politics & the Internet | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Democracy
- Propaganda
- Media, Politics & the Internet
- Privacy & Surveillance
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- Tech & Society
- Authors
- Renée DiResta
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Published
- June 11, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- propaganda · democracy · algorithms and curated content
- Reading lane
- Democracy