Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy
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Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy is a nonfiction book that critiques the rise of major tech platforms and argues that their business models have damaged creative industries, public discourse, and democratic institutions.
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Target entity: Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy Context triple: [Jonathan T. Taplin, notableWork, Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy]
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A.
Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe
"Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe" is a nonfiction book by investor Roger McNamee that critically examines Facebook’s business practices, societal impact, and role in undermining democracy and privacy.
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B.
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything" is a political and technological manifesto by campaign strategist Joe Trippi that explores how the internet is transforming democratic participation and disrupting traditional power structures.
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C.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
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D.
The Facebook Effect
The Facebook Effect is a nonfiction book by David Kirkpatrick that chronicles the founding, growth, and global impact of Facebook on technology, business, and society.
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E.
#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media
#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media is a nonfiction book by legal scholar Cass Sunstein that examines how online echo chambers and social media fragmentation threaten democratic deliberation and civic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy Target entity description: Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy is a nonfiction book that critiques the rise of major tech platforms and argues that their business models have damaged creative industries, public discourse, and democratic institutions.
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A.
Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe
"Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe" is a nonfiction book by investor Roger McNamee that critically examines Facebook’s business practices, societal impact, and role in undermining democracy and privacy.
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B.
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything" is a political and technological manifesto by campaign strategist Joe Trippi that explores how the internet is transforming democratic participation and disrupting traditional power structures.
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C.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
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D.
The Facebook Effect
The Facebook Effect is a nonfiction book by David Kirkpatrick that chronicles the founding, growth, and global impact of Facebook on technology, business, and society.
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E.
#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media
#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media is a nonfiction book by legal scholar Cass Sunstein that examines how online echo chambers and social media fragmentation threaten democratic deliberation and civic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author |
Jonathan Taplin
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linked to:
Jonathan T. Taplin
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| centralArgument |
Advertising-driven data extraction distorts public discourse
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The business models of dominant tech platforms have harmed creative industries ⓘ The dominance of Facebook, Google, and Amazon undermines democratic institutions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
Amazon business model
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Facebook business model ⓘ Google business model ⓘ concentration of power in tech platforms ⓘ erosion of artists' and creators' incomes in the digital era ⓘ weak antitrust enforcement in the technology sector ⓘ |
| examines |
impact of digital platforms on music industry
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impact of digital platforms on news media ⓘ impact of digital platforms on publishing industry ⓘ relationship between technology and democracy ⓘ role of deregulation in the growth of tech monopolies ⓘ role of venture capital in shaping tech platforms ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | rise of major internet platforms in the late 20th and early 21st centuries ⓘ |
| genre |
media studies
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political nonfiction ⓘ technology writing ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in technology and politics
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policy makers concerned with digital regulation ⓘ scholars and students of media and communication ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical narrative of the rise of dominant tech firms
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linking platform economics to threats to democracy ⓘ |
| perspective |
critical of Silicon Valley ideology
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supportive of stronger public oversight of technology ⓘ |
| proposes |
policies to support creative workers and cultural production
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regulation of digital platforms to protect democracy ⓘ stronger antitrust action against dominant tech firms ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Move Fast and Break Things ⓘ |
| subject |
Amazon
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Facebook ⓘ Google ⓘ copyright and intellectual property ⓘ creative industries ⓘ democracy ⓘ digital platforms ⓘ monopoly power ⓘ public discourse ⓘ surveillance capitalism ⓘ |
| title | Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy ⓘ |
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