EAN: 9781408712702

AN UGLY TRUTH - SHEERA FRENKEL CECILIA KANG KAR...

In November 2018  the New York Times published a bombshell in-depth investigation that exposed
with disturbing insider detail  how leadership decisions at Facebook enabled  and then tried to
cover up  massive privacy breaches and Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The story quickly
shot to the top of the paper's most emailed list. It would earn the team of Times reporters a
prestigious Loeb award  the George Polk award  and a spot on the Pulitzer short list. But it
only skimmed the surface. The investigation's lead reporters  Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang 
spent eighteen months piecing together the story of how one of the most powerful companies in
the world tried to bury a damning truth-that Facebook has become a conduit for disinformation 
hate speech  and political propaganda. The unrivalled sources of these two veteran journalists
led them to perhaps the most recognizable names in the tech industry: Mark Zuckerberg and
Sheryl Sandberg. Both have long existed as archetypes of uniquely 21st century executives-he 
the tech boy genius turned billionaire  she  the ultimate woman in business  an inspiration to
millions through her books and speeches. At Any Cost is the definitive story of Facebook's fall
from grace  following the embattled company from 2011  when its power and positive influence
was undisputed  to 2020  when it will face its biggest test yet-the US presidential election.
What are the ultimate ramifications when a few individuals are in charge of the technology used
by half the world's population? Can they control the technology they've unleashed into the
world? And if not  can we  as individuals and as a society  control them?

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