We’re often told that disinformation is everywhere and that it’s endangering our democracy. But what if the war on disinformation itself is really just a weapon to squash any and all legitimate dissent? The Information State is an examination of how we reached the point where anything that contradicts the dominant narrative can be labeled dangerous disinformation.
Siegel pulls no punches ... Neither optimistic nor fatalist, aiming instead for a blunt account of how the information state has molded our shared perception of reality ... Philosophical and entirely grounded, this is a text that will surely be cited as technologies like AI become even more ubiquitous. Bruising in both tenor and style, The Information State will challenge and enlighten readers on every page.
The most important political book of the last several years ... The Information State does what few have been able to do in the last several years — it makes a dizzyingly complex subject, full of governmental agencies, media lackeys, and tech activists, into a streamlined narrative. This is a book that is going to explode.
