Digital Power, Trust and the Internet’s Broken Promise
Mark Little’s book is strongest as a clear-eyed read on why the internet stopped feeling open, generous or trustworthy. His media background gives the argument practical weight, making it useful for readers interested in digital culture, online power and trust.
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The Last Good Day On The Internet
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Digital Power, Trust and the Internet’s Broken Promise
Mark Little’s book is strongest as a clear-eyed read on why the internet stopped feeling open, generous or trustworthy. His media background gives the argument practical weight, making it useful for readers interested in digital culture, online power and trust.
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'A masterclass in how the internet actually works, written by someone who built it up, watched it break, and refuses to give up on it. Essential reading for anyone who lives online. Which is to say, everyone.'
Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Senior CorrespondentDo you remember when the internet felt like a shared playground? When strangers around the world connected over something as simple as the colour of a dress?
In The Last Good Day on the Internet, journalist, entrepreneur and digital pioneer Mark Little takes us back to a web built on curiosity, community and possibility.
And shows us what happened next.
Drawing on his unique experience as the founder of two internet start-ups, Storyful and Kinzen, and working with Twitter and Spotify, Little charts the rise of the attention economy and the relentless pursuit of scale that fuelled the toxic algorithms, hate, misinformation and division of today's online world.
As AI reshapes our future, Little then asks the question that matters most: What if we could take the internet back?
Ideal for readers who:
- Miss the early days when the internet felt much more open, curious and community-focused.
- Look for an authoritative insider’s view of Silicon Valley, social media platforms and the attention economy.
- Follow critical contemporary debates surrounding misinformation, toxic algorithms, AI and online trust.
- Are looking for hopeful, practical thinking on how to reclaim individual agency and control over digital life.
- About The Author
- Mark Little is an entrepreneur and journalist working to understand the impact of technology on media and democracy. Mark is the co-founder of Kinzen, which used AI and human analysis to detect online harms, and the founder of Storyful, the world's first social news agency. Mark has worked on trust and safety issues at Spotify, and developed media partnerships for Twitter. He is a former TV presenter and foreign correspondent for RTE, and was a member of the Future of Media Commission, tasked with mapping the future of public media in Ireland.
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- ISBN
- 9781399755825
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland, (17 September 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Weight
- 427 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 232 x 152 x 28 mm
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