Table Of Content1. Introduction: Context of Digital Monopolies 2. Production, Circulation, and the Science of Forms: Theoretical Foundations 3. Marxian Perspectives on Monopolies 4. Platforms, Advertising, and Users 5. Financialization and Regulation 6. Controlling, Processing, and Commercializing Data 7. Conclusion: Contradictions and Alternatives to Data Commodification
SynopsisA critical account of the social and structural issues in the digital world that uniquely combines three Marxian perspectives. At a time when the practices of technology companies continue to attract fierce criticism, this book asks what it actually means to hold a "monopoly" in the tech world and how it might affect the way in which an organisation operates. Combining new and traditional Marxian perspectives, the authors offer an in-depth analysis of how these technology giants are produced, financialised, and regulated. As technology firms continue to shape our political and socio-economic landscape, this book will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students who seek to understand the function of technological monopolies in contemporary capitalism., As outrage over the socially damaging practices of technology companies intensifies, this book asks what it actually means to hold a 'monopoly' in the tech world and offers an in-depth analysis of how these corporate giants are produced, financialized, and regulated., At a time when the practices of technology companies continue to attract fierce criticism, this book asks what it actually means to hold a 'monopoly' in the tech world and how it might affect the way in which an organization operates. Combining new and traditional Marxian perspectives, the authors offer an in-depth analysis of how these technology giants are produced, financialized, and regulated. As technology firms continue to shape our political and socio-economic landscape, this book will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students who seek to understand the function of technological monopolies in contemporary capitalism.