Move Fast and Break Things

This book tells the story of how a small group of libertarian entrepreneurs, including Peter Thiel and Larry Page, hijacked the original decentralized vision of the internet in the 1990s.

It details how these firms created a surveillance marketing monoculture, tolerating piracy and promoting opaque business practices.

Taplin offers a history of how these companies shaped online life and proposes solutions for artists to reclaim their audiences and reimagine the design of the World Wide Web.