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020			_a9781642597929 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)1261773771
040			_aBLR _beng _erda
082	0	4	_223 _a338.47004678 VAL _b022622
100	1		_aValente, Jonas Chagas Lúcio, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFrom online platforms to digital monopolies : _btechnology, information and power / _cby Jonas C.L. Valente.
264		1	_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bBrill, _c[2021]
300			_a vii, 402 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
490	1		_aStudies in critical social sciences, _vvolume 199 _x2666-2205 ;
490	1		_aNew scholarship in political economy ; _vvolume 10
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"In From Online Platforms to Digital Monopolies: Technology, Information and Power Jonas C.L. Valente discusses the rise of platforms as key players in different social activities, from economy to culture and politics. These companies have a daily presence in the lives of the majority of the world population, from social interactions to digital payments and transactions. They are gaining a central role in neoliberal capitalism, shaping contemporary sociability. The book shows how these platforms work and identifies the hidden interests behind the commercial strategies that guide the development of services offered to Internet users. It takes the specific cases of Google and Facebook and presents its historical development, illustrating how these companies turned into major players in our times"-- $cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aInternet industry _xPolitical aspects.
650		0	_aInternet industry _xEconomic aspects.
650		0	_aOnline social networks _xPolitical aspects.
650		0	_aOnline social networks _xEconomic aspects.
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