Reality Lost Markets of Attention, Misinformation and Manipulation
This open access book looks at how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state.The media is being flooded by populist narratives, fake news, conspiracy theories and make-believe. Misinformation is turning into a challenge for all of us, whether poli
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Markets of Attention, Misinformation and Manipulation
Reality Lost
Vincent F. Hendricks Mads Vestergaard
Reality Lost Markets of Attention, Misinformation and Manipulation
Vincent F. Hendricks Center for Information and Bubble Studies (CIBS) University of Copenhagen Copenhagen S, Denmark
Mads Vestergaard Center for Information and Bubble Studies (CIBS) University of Copenhagen Copenhagen S, Denmark
ISBN 978-3-030-00812-3 ISBN 978-3-030-00813-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00813-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018955285 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019. This book is an open access publication. Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Front cover design by Michel Winckler-Krog This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Prelude
Knowledge is power. To know the nuts and bolts of the world is vital in changing it to the better—or to prevent it from getting worse. Knowledge may emancipate. Misinformation and manipulation impair self-determination and autonomy— individually and collectively. Without sound information as bedrock for formation of political opinion, decision-making, and action, individual agency and political sovereignty of the people are crippled. To know how and why misinformation works, being informed of the structural conditions fueling its circulation shapes resilience against manipulation. Technology does not dete
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