The Impact of Social Networks on Modern Society and Changes of Global Political Processes

Abstract

This article examines the study of Roger McNami, a well-known American businessman, venture capitalist, musician, one of Facebook's first investors, and Mark Zuckerberg's mentor at the beginning – Roger McNamee «Zucked:Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe». The author reveals the objective facts of the role of modern technologies, thanks to which the most popular social networks manipulate the attention of millions of people, have a detrimental effect on mental health, and interfere in the political processes of world powers. Emphasizes the threats to democracy through technical and business decisions of social network owners, also it warns about the dangerous consequences of well-known Internet platforms on society. The book is full of factual material and interesting examples.

Keywords

• digital technologies
• social networks
• Internet platforms
• misinformation
• manipulation
• innovations