Google, Facebook, the New Monopolies and Silicon Valley Ideologues

This article addresses the issues posed by the de facto monopolies created by digital platforms, focusing in particular on the cases of Google and Facebook. These two companies have assumed a dominant position in the fields of online research and of social networks. An analysis of their activity pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Enrico Pedemonte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aracne editrice 2016-07-01
Series:DigitCult@Scientific Journal on Digital Cultures
Online Access:http://www.digitcult.it/index.php/dc/article/view/11