Society and the Internet: How Networks of Information and Communication are Changing Our Lives

This second edition of Society and the Internet provides key readings for students, scholars, and those interested in understanding the interactions of the Internet and society, introducing new and original contributions examining the escalating concerns around social media, disinformation, big data, and privacy.

Mark Graham, Professor of Internet Geography, Oxford Internet Institute, Unviersity of Oxford,William H. Dutton, Senior Fellow, Oxford Internet Institut, University of Oxford

Mark Graham is Professor of Internet Geography at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford. He is also a Faculty Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute, a Senior Research Fellow at Green Templeton College, a Research Affiliate in the University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment, and a Research Associate at the Centre for Information Technology and National Development at the University of Cape Town. His research spans topics between digital labour, the gig economy, internet geographies, and ICTs and development.

William H. Dutton is Emeritus Professor at the Annenberg School at the University of Southern California. He is also Senior Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), an Oxford Martin Fellow supporting the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre at the University of Oxford, and Visiting Professor in Media and Communication at the University of Leeds. He was founding director of the OII, and a Fellow of Balliol College, until appointment as the Quello Professor of Media and Information Policy in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at MSU, where he served as Director of the James H. Quello Center until 2018.