Book excerpt from ‘Superbloom’ by Nicholas Carr

Who can save us from social media? At this point, perhaps just us.

Nicholas Carr argues it may be too late for regulation as platforms took hold so quickly, outpacing our ability to spot darker effects on society, democracy

Harvard Gazette

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