{"product_id":"the-devils-long-tail-religious-and-other-radicals-in-the-internet-marketplace-hardcover","title":"The Devil's Long Tail: Religious and Other Radicals in the Internet Marketplace - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKieron O'Hara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe internet may be a utopia for free expression, but it also harbours nihilistic groups and individuals spreading bizarre creeds, unhindered by the risk-averse gatekeepers of the mass media -- and not all are as harmless as the Virtual Church of the Blind Chihuahua or Sexastrianism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith few entry barriers, ready anonymity and no centralised control, the internet offers wired extremists unprecedented access to a potential global audience of billions. Technology allows us to select the information we wish to receive -- so those of a fanatical bent can filter out moderating voices and ignore countervailing arguments, retreating into a virtual world of their own design that reaffirms their views. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Devil's Long Tail\u003c\/em\u003e, Stevens and O'Hara argue that we misunderstand online extremism if we think intervention is the best way to counter it. Policies designed to disrupt radical networks fail because they ignore the factors that push people to the margins. Extremists are driven less by ideas than by the benefits of participating in a tightly-knit, self-defined, group. Rather, extreme ideas should be left to sink or swim in the internet's marketplace of ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe internet and the web are valuable creations of a free society. Censoring them impoverishes us all while leaving the radical impulse intact.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Stevens (PhD) is Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham. Kieron O'Hara (PhD) is a philosopher and Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton. In 2006 they co-authored Inequality.com: Power, Poverty and the Digital Divide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532398145757,"sku":"9780199396245","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/mE0gkoHZMF9780199396245.webp?v=1788975422","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-devils-long-tail-religious-and-other-radicals-in-the-internet-marketplace-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}