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How the Internet lost its way—and how to fix it
Recovering the Internet is an indictment of how Big Tech cloaks ruthless commercial exploitation in the language of free speech. Olivier Sylvain, a leading legal scholar and former senior advisor at the Federal Trade Commission, exposes the incentives behind social media design, revealing how they trap users in cycles of addiction, misinformation, and harm—from fatal TikTok challenges to AI chatbot codependency.
With clarity and urgency, Sylvain dismantles the libertarian mythology that shaped internet law and calls for a new legal regime that protects users over platforms. Recovering the Internet is a powerful, original intervention into the most urgent policy debate of our time—what it will take to reclaim the digital public sphere.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Columbia Global Reports
Publication date : March 17, 2026
Language : English
Print length : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1967190127
ISBN-13 : 978-1967190126
Item Weight : 8 ounces
Dimensions : 5 x 2 x 7.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #280,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #22 in Science & Technology Law (Books) #138 in Social Aspects of Technology #1,547 in Sociology Reference
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