Platform Socialism

How to Reclaim our Digital Future from Big Tech

James Muldoon (University of Exeter)

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English

Pluto Press
20 January 2022

Media studies; Social issues & processes; Political activism; Political economy; Digital lifestyle

'Ground-breaking and ambitious' - Nick Srnicek, author of Platform Capitalism

Whoever controls the platforms, controls the future. Platform Socialism sets out an alternative vision and concrete proposals for a digital economy that expands our freedom.

Powerful tech companies now own the digital infrastructure of twenty-first century social life. Masquerading as global community builders, these companies have developed sophisticated new techniques for extracting wealth from their users.

James Muldoon shows how grassroots communities and transnational social movements can take back control from Big Tech. He reframes the technology debate and proposes a host of new ideas, from the local to the international, for how we can reclaim the emancipatory possibilities of digital platforms. Drawing on sources from forgotten histories to contemporary prototypes, he proposes an alternative system and charts a roadmap for how we can get there.

By: James Muldoon (University of Exeter)
Imprint: Pluto Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 203g
ISBN: 9780745346953
ISBN 10: 0745346952
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 20 January 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. All the World’s a Platform 2. Monetising Community 3. Community-Washing Big Tech 4. Private Power and Public Infrastructure 5. Guild Socialism for the Digital Economy 6. Building Civic Platforms 7. Global Digital Services 8. Recoding Our Digital Future 9. Postscript: 2042 Notes Index

James Muldoon is a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Exeter, Head of Digital Research at Autonomy, and YouTube philosopher at Political Philosophy. He also works directly with digital businesses transitioning to fair work practices. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, Time magazine and the Huffington Post.

Reviews for Platform Socialism: How to Reclaim our Digital Future from Big Tech

'A ground-breaking, ambitious and rigorous account of how and why we must take control over contemporary digital technologies' -- Nick Srnicek, Lecturer in Digital Economy at King's College London and author of 'Platform Capitalism'