the Internet Con: How to Seize Means of Computation

The Internet Con is presented as a detailed disassembly manual for dismantling Big Tech. It argues that promises of connection and safe “walled gardens” were deceptive, framing these platforms as systems designed to keep users within controlled environments and extract value from personal data. The work promotes interoperability as the key to freeing users: by forcing Silicon Valley to allow interoperation, users can leave platforms, remix media, and reconfigure devices without corporate permission. The aim is to take back the internet by breaking down the barriers between technologies and reducing dependence on centralized platforms. The book is written by Cory Doctorow and is available in a 184-page paperback edition.

Interoperability is presented as the sole route to the rapid and enduring undermining of platform monopolies, enabling users to regain control over their online relationships, communities, and media. The text frames leaving platforms as a practical possibility rather than a theoretical ideal, highlighting how disassembly of current architectures could change how people connect and share.

kenmerken

• Interoperability as the path to leaving platforms
• Duidelijke focus op het afbreken van Big Tech
• Gemeenschappelijke nadruk op remixing van media
• Verantwoording van ontwerpprincipes die binding bevorderen
• Snelle en blijvende ondermijning van platforms
• Gids voor het nemen van controle over computationele middelen

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