Fake news. Digital monopolies. Stealth marketing. This is the story of how the internet, which began as a dream, has become a nightmare.

'Taplin wields his axe mercilessly . . . by the end of this book you will agree with [him] that the tech firms are abusing their monopoly power to rip us off and debase our culture - breaking the world as he sees it . . . It is time for consumers to break back. This manifesto is a punchy start'
Sunday Times

'A bracing, unromantic account of how the internet was captured . . . a timely and useful book'
Observer

'Taplin is angry as hell about the immense size and power of the tech giants, and has a compelling pitch for why we should all be worried too'
Evening Standard

'Mr Taplin brings an informed perspective to his task'
Wall Street Journal

Jonathan Taplin is Director of the Annenberg Innovation Lab and a former tour manager for Bob Dylan and The Band, as well as a film producer for Martin Scorsese. An expert in digital media entertainment, Taplin is a member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and sits on the California Broadband Taskforce and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's Council on Technology and Innovation.