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Evaluando el desarrollo de Internet en Argentina: Utilizando los indicadores ROAM-X de Universalidad de Internet de la UNESCO

Carolina Caeiro, Delfina Ferracutti, Maria Fernanda Martínez, Ivan Kirschbaum, Juan Ortiz

Paris; Montevideo: UNESCO (2019), 275 pp.

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Christian Ethics for a Digital Society

Kate M. Ott

Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield (2019), xi, 177 pp.

"Instead of just worrying about the next technological gadget or app, it s time we consider what Christianity has to offer a world increasingly reimagined in a digital landscape. This book provides a new perspective on how to assess digital technology use, development, and expansion through a lens o ... more

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The Oxford Handbook of Cyberpsychology

Alison Attrill-Smith, Chris Fullwood, Melanie Keep, Daria J. Kuss (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2019), xxv, 752 pp.

"This book explores a wide range of cyberpsychological processes and activities through the research and writings of some of the world’s leading cyberpsychology experts. The book covers a broad range of topics spanning the key areas of research interest in this emerging field of enquiry and will b ... more

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Mapping the Digital Divide in Africa: A Mediated Analysis

Bruce Mutsvairo, Massimo Ragnedda (eds.)

Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2019), 278 pp.

"This is a timely and much-needed collection that fills an important gap in the literature. It offers excellent conceptual tools and a selection of case studies that provide a useful map of the digital divide across the African continent and between Africa and the rest of the world. I especially app ... more

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The Costs of Connection: How Data is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating it for Capitalism

Nick Couldry, Ulises A. Mejias

Stanford, California: Stanford University Press (2019), xxiii, 323 pp.

"Just about any social need is now met with an opportunity to "connect" through digital means. But this convenience is not free—it is purchased with vast amounts of personal data transferred through shadowy backchannels to corporations using it to generate profit. The Costs of Connection uncovers ... more

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Society and the Internet: How Networks of Information and Communication Are Changing Our Lives

Mark Graham, William H. Dutton (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2nd ed. (2019), xxx, 438 pp.

"How is society being reshaped by the continued diffusion and increasing centrality of the Internet in everyday life and work? Society and the Internet provides key readings for students, scholars, and anyone with a serious interest in understanding the interactions of the Internet and society. Spaw ... more

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Mapping Responses to Social Media Threats

Lisa Schirch

Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 17 pp.

"This report identifies social media threats - surveillance, addiction, disinformation, polarisation, dangerous speech - on social cohesion, human rights, violence and democracy and then identifies creative options for addressing those threats through: building a better bridge between offline dialog ... more

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China, Africa, and the Future of the Internet
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Iginio Gagliardone

London: Zed Books (2019), xi, 192 pp.

"Featuring a wealth of interviews with a variety of actors – from Chinese and African journalists in Chinese media to Chinese workers for major telecommunication companies – this highly original book demonstrates how China is both contributing to the 'Africa rising' narrative while exploiting th ... more

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Digital Citizenship in a Datafied Society

Arne Hintz, Lina Dencik, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen

Cambridge: Polity Press (2019), vii, 194 pp.

"Digitization has transformed the way we interact with our social, political and economic environments. While it has enhanced the potential for citizen agency, it has also enabled the collection and analysis of unprecedented amounts of personal data. This requires us to fundamentally rethink our und ... more

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It Happened on Tinder: Reflections and Studies on Internet-Infused Dating

Amir Hetsroni, Meric Tuncez (eds.)

Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures (2019), 219 pp.

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Digital Economy Report 2019. Value Creation and Capture: Implications for Developing Countries

New York; Geneva: United Nations (2019), 172 pp.

"This first edition of the Digital Economy Report – previously known as the Information Economy Report - examines the scope for value creation and capture in the digital economy by developing countries. It gives special attention to opportunities for these countries to take advantage of the data-d ... more

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Social Media Platforms and Content Exposure: How to Restore Users’ Control

Maria Luisa Stasi

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, volume 20, issue 1 (2019), pp. 86-110

"Social media platforms have become themain channel for people to communicate, access information and share content. A handful of giant platforms dominate the markets and, through a complex typology of conducts, are able to strongly affect users’ exposure to content, violating their privacy, as we ... more

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The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity

Amy Webb

New York: PublicAffairs (2019), 320 pp.

"The Big Nine who will determine the future of artifical intelligence (AI) - Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, IBM, and Facebook in America; and Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent in China - serve masters with conflicting interests. Wall Street wants profit now without regard to consequences. The Chinese g ... more

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Beyond Filter Bubbles and Echo Chambers: The Integrative Potential of the Internet

Merja Mahrt

Berlin, Germany: Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Media and Communication Studies (2019), 246 pp.

"Are online audiences today fragmented into echo chambers or ilter bubbles? Do users only see what digital platforms (like search engines or social media) let them see? And if so, what are the consequences for the cohesion of a society? Concerns like these abound in recent years. They attest to wide ... more

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Media Ethics and Global Justice in the Digital Age
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Clifford G. Christians

Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2019), xix, 408 pp.

"Today's digital revolution is a worldwide phenomenon, with profound and often differential implications for communities around the world and their relationships to one another. This book presents a new, explicitly international theory of media ethics, incorporating non-Western perspectives and draw ... more

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China’s New Media Dilemma: The Profit in Online Dissent

Louisa Chiang

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2019), 24 pp.

"Drawing from often overlooked sources of evidence, this report shows that China’s homegrown social media platforms have responded to market incentives by subtly shielding users from certain forms of online censorship and repression. Meanwhile, the party confronts rising costs—both economicall ... more

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Global Digital Cultures: Perspectives from South Asia

Aswin Punathambekar, Sriram Mohan (eds.)

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press (2019), viii, 317 pp.

"Digital media histories are part of a global network, and South Asia is a key nexus in shaping the trajectory of digital media in the twenty-first century. Digital platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and others are deeply embedded in the daily lives of millions of people around the world, shaping ho ... more

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Democracia y protección de datos personales en la era digital

Santiago de Chile: Ediciones Consejo para la Transparencia (2019), 22 pp.

"Las personas basan sus decisiones y participación democrática en la información de la que disponen y si dicha información es deliberadamente manipulada a través del uso indebido de sus datos personales, sus decisiones posteriores podrían no ser genuinas. En el presente documento, los analista ... more