Antisocial
17 September 2020
Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
‘An absorbing study of online propaganda and its threat to democracy’ – Guardian, Book of the Day
‘A wonderful record of these haywire times . . . it really explains how we ended up in this mess’ – Jon Ronson
This is a story about how the extreme became mainstream. It reveals how the truth became ‘fake news’, how fringe ideas spread,...
Details
17 September 2020
400 pages
9781509882526
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
This is a wonderful record of these haywire times. Andrew Marantz is the perfect tour guide – dogged, self-reflective and a brilliant observer. Future historians will value this book. Because it really explains how we ended up in this mess.Jon Ronson
Antisocial is at once funny and scary, antic and illuminating. It’s a must-read for anyone still struggling to understand the last election or hoping to make sense of the next oneElizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction
Anyone who wants to know how Silicon Valley’s dream turned into democracy’s nightmare should read Antisocial, Andrew Marantz’s fascinating firsthand exploration of the trolls and nihilists who have hijacked the internet. This book puts contemporary politics in an alarming new lightJane Mayer, author of Dark Money
Marantz has produced an essential work of reporting—one that illuminates not only how our information landscape emerged but also how it has become so corrupted and dangerous. If you want to comprehend the world in which we live, Antisocial is a book you must readDavid Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon