Web of deceit : misinformation and manipulation in the age of social media

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Label

Web of deceit : misinformation and manipulation in the age of social media

Title remainder

misinformation and manipulation in the age of social media

Statement of responsibility

edited by Anne P. Mintz

Title variation

Web of Deceit: Misinformation and Manipulation in the Age of Social Media

Contributor

• Mintz, Anne P

Subject

• Computer network resources -- Evaluation
• Electronic information resource literacy
• Internet fraud
• Internet searching

Language

eng

Summary

Skilled researchers, journalists, and subject experts have come together in this follow-up to Web of Deception to reveal important lessons for staying safe and retaining privacy online. In the wake of the social media popularity boom-epitomized by MySpace, eBay, and Craigslist and accelerating with Facebook and Twitter-the success of internet con artists and thieves has been quick to follow. Manipulators have been provided with the tools and targets to perpetrate hoaxes and con games on an ever larger scale. An invaluable guide to safe internet usage, this resource explains the importance of guarding privacy and identity online, spotting misinformation, avoiding charity scams, and evaluating websites

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

HV6773

LC item number

.W423 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography