Death by a Thousand Clicks: How Terms of Service Reshaped Society, the Economy, and Our Future

Name: Death by a Thousand Clicks: How Terms of Service Reshaped Society, the Economy, and Our Future
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781009255974
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Author: Nancy S. Kim
ISBN: 9781009255974

By Nancy S. Kim

Coming Soon Cambridge University Press Available February 2027

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ISBN-13: 9781009255974
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: February 2027
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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The little things can cause the greatest harm. Death by a Thousand Clicks explains the connection between click-to-agree terms of service (TOS) and harmful social and economic changes that have accompanied the growth of the internet. The book explains how these digital adhesive terms are more than annoying fine print – they are powerful tools of technocapitalism. Small, seemingly inconsequential clicks aggregate into massive transfers of wealth and power and reshape our norms, our relationships, our beliefs, and even our bodies. Click-by-click, terms of service consolidate corporate power, erode individual autonomy and well-being, and reshape political institutions, society, and humanit y in profound and irreversible ways.

Death by a Thousand Clicks meets the current moment by providing readers with a new analytical framework for understanding Big Tech power beyond privacy and monopoly concepts.

Introduction

1. Wrap contracts, tos, and reasonable notice

2. The political economy of tos

3. Contract law and economics

4. Efficiency rising and submerging consent

5. How tos enabled the data economy and the spread of misinformation

6. Scams, predators, and profits

7. A special price just for you

8. Money, power, and politics

9. The consent subterfuge

10. Common fine print terms

11. Fine print's role in litigation strategy

12. Blocking innovation

13. Defaults and dark patterns

14. Corporate gaslighting

15. Efficiency's victims

16. Too big to regulate?

17. Proposals

Conclusion

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