Former UK Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg recently stepped down as President, Global Affairs at Meta. Taking us behind the scenes and his interactions with world leaders, Nick 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. But he also makes the case that many of the charges against them, including that their algorithms polarise, manipulate and harm, are vastly overstated. 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 and ultimately for the improvement and empowerment of billions of lives.
‘A gripping and timely book. Nick Clegg writes with clarity, authority and urgency’
– Peter Frankopan
