Tarleton Gillespie: 2 books

Custodians of the Internet

Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden Decisions That Shape Social Media

by Tarleton Gillespie
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018

A revealing and gripping investigation into how social media platforms police what we post online—and the large societal impact of these decisions Most users want their Twitter feed, Facebook page, and YouTube comments to be free of harassment and porn. Whether faced with “fake news”...

Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture

by Tarleton Gillespie
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2007

How the shift toward "technical copy protection" in the battle over digital copyright depends on changing political and commercial alignments that are profoundly shaping the future of cultural expression in a digital age.