Offers a rare note of wisdom and common sense, on an issue overwhelmed by digital utopians Malcolm Gladwell We were promised that the internet would set us free. From the Middle Easts twitter revolution to Facebook activism, technology would spread democracy and bring us together as never before. We couldnt have been more wrong.

In The Net Delusion Evgeny Morozov shows why internet freedom is an illusion. Not only that - in many cases the net is actually helping oppressive regimes to stifle dissent, track dissidents and keep people pacified, with companies such as Google and Amazon helping them do it. This book shows that free information doesnt mean free people - and that, right now, everyones liberty is at stake.