The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free by Joel Simon, Robert Mahoney

26/04/2022 4h 56min
The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free by Joel Simon, Robert Mahoney

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Title: The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free
Author: Joel Simon, Robert Mahoney
Narrator: Rob Shapiro
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 56 minutes
Release date: April 26, 2022
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
An inside look at how the governments of Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Brazil, India and the US used COVID as a pretense to undermine freedom The Infodemic lays bare the mechanisms of modern censorship and shows how they were used to undermine the response to the greatest global pandemic in a century. Beginning in China, the book charts the onslaught of COVID censorship through Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Brazil, India and inside the Trump White House. Modern censors not only restrict the flow of information but also open the floodgates to overwhelm the public with lies and half truths. Increased surveillance in the name of public health, the collapse of public trust in institutions, and the demise of local news reporting, help governments hijack the flow of information and usurp power. The Infodemic shows how, under the cover of COVID, governments have undermined freedom and taken control. This new global political order may be the legacy of the disease. THIS AUDIOBOOK MAY INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. AUDIOBOOKS.COM ENCOURAGES YOU TO SEEK UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FROM YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT.