{"title":"Nick Clegg","description":"\u003cp\u003eNick Clegg’s works delve into the evolving landscape of technology and its profound impact on society. Readers can explore insightful analyses of digital innovation, governance, and the intricate balance between freedom and regulation in the online world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on contemporary issues in \u003cem\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/em\u003e, Clegg’s writing offers thought-provoking perspectives on how we navigate and safeguard the internet’s future, blending clear explanation with thoughtful reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"how-to-save-the-internet-by-nick-clegg-9781847928603","title":"How to Save the Internet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Save the Internet\u003c\/em\u003e by Nick Clegg offers a compelling blueprint for reforming Big Tech while preserving the essential openness of the internet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe global, open internet is fragmenting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs democracies strive to rein in the influence of Big Tech and Silicon Valley leans towards an America-first agenda, authoritarian regimes such as China and Russia continue to segregate their populations from the rest of the internet. Consequently, the most powerful tool ever created for global connectivity risks being dismantled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough candid discussions behind the scenes at Meta and interactions with world leaders, Nick Clegg, Meta's former President of Global Affairs, highlights where Big Tech has faltered. He delves into how Silicon Valley's narrow focus has blinded it to its missteps and the radical reforms of global platforms that are essential for securing a sustainable future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClegg also argues that many allegations against Big Tech—such as claims that their algorithms polarise, manipulate, and harm—are often exaggerated or unfounded. While new laws to regulate these corporations are crucial, imposing national borders on the internet is not the solution. Such actions would significantly undermine its role in knowledge-sharing, collaboration, education, trade, medical and scientific research, and ultimately improving and empowering billions of lives worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRadical, reasonable, deeply felt and disarmingly honest, \u003cem\u003eHow to Save the Internet\u003c\/em\u003e outlines the necessary blueprint for global cooperation to reform Big Tech while maintaining the internet's fundamental openness, which is vital for our collective future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629161271532,"sku":"9781847928603","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781847928603.jpg?v=1751942954"},{"product_id":"how-to-save-the-internet-by-nick-clegg-9781529948783","title":"How to Save the Internet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNick Clegg, formerly one of Meta's most senior executives, presents a blueprint for reforming Big Tech while preserving the essential openness of the internet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe global, open internet is fragmenting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs democracies seek to rein in the power of Big Tech, as Silicon Valley pivots to an America-first agenda, and as authoritarian regimes such as China and Russia segregate their populations from the rest of the internet, the most powerful tool ever created for bringing the world together risks being dismantled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking us behind the scenes at Meta and through his interactions with world leaders, Nick Clegg, Meta's former President, Global Affairs, sets out where Big Tech has gone wrong, how Silicon Valley's insularity has blinded it to its missteps, and the radical reforms of the global platforms that are now needed if they are to secure a long-term future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut he also makes the case that many of the charges against them—including that their algorithms polarise, manipulate and harm—are vastly overstated or simply untrue. And while new laws that regulate these corporations are essential, imposing national borders on the internet cannot be the answer. That will fatally undermine its capacity for knowledge-sharing, collaboration, education, trade, medical and scientific research, and ultimately for the improvement and empowerment of billions of lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRadical, reasonable, deeply felt and disarmingly honest, \u003cem\u003eHow to Save the Internet\u003c\/em\u003e sets out a blueprint for the global cooperation we need in order to reform Big Tech while preserving the fundamental openness of the internet on which our future so depends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47754154967276,"sku":"9781529948783","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529948783-how-to-save-the-internet.jpg?v=1781658245"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/nick-clegg.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}