Death by a Thousand Clicks

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.