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

from Bidwell-Glaze

Like many books which are compilations, Web of Deceit is uneven. The sections written by the editor are well-written and to the point. The other chapters vary from informative, well-written, and helpful to very much otherwise. The book gives very good advice on the ease of lying on social media, ...

from fugitive

Pretty standard opportunistic work about lying online. If you know nothing about social media, this might be new. Otherwise, this is pretty standard. Still, this is a pretty useful book as a snapshot of online nefarious activity. Most academic libraries should probably get this book, despite the ...

from baroquem

This is a reasonable overview of various forms of online deception, although it concentrates primarily on the fraudulent and criminal. Given the mention of social media in the subtitle, I had expected there to be more about personal deception: false personas, cyberbullying, etc.. There is one cha...