John Postill is Senior Lecturer in Communication at RMIT University, Melbourne. He is the author of The Rise of Nerd Politics (Pluto, 2018), Media and Nation Building: How the Iban Became Malaysian (Berghahn Books, 2008), and Localising the Internet: An Anthropological Account (Berghahn Books, 2011).

• List of FiguresSeries PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Hiding in Plain Sight 2. Nerds of a Feather3. Data Activism4. Digital Rights5. Social Protest 6. Formal Politics7. A Thriving Social WorldNotesReferencesIndex

'A fascinating and enlightening read, showing how real political change can be affected through digital means'

John Postill is Senior Lecturer in Communication at RMIT University, Melbourne. He is the author of The Rise of Nerd Politics (Pluto, 2018), Media and Nation Building: How the Iban Became Malaysian (Berghahn Books, 2008), and Localising the Internet: An Anthropological Account (Berghahn Books, 2011).

• List of FiguresSeries PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Hiding in Plain Sight 2. Nerds of a Feather3. Data Activism4. Digital Rights5. Social Protest 6. Formal Politics7. A Thriving Social WorldNotesReferencesIndex

'A fascinating and enlightening read, showing how real political change can be affected through digital means'

John Postill is Senior Lecturer in Communication at RMIT University, Melbourne. He is the author of The Rise of Nerd Politics (Pluto, 2018), Media and Nation Building: How the Iban Became Malaysian (Berghahn Books, 2008), and Localising the Internet: An Anthropological Account (Berghahn Books, 2011).

• List of FiguresSeries PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Hiding in Plain Sight 2. Nerds of a Feather3. Data Activism4. Digital Rights5. Social Protest 6. Formal Politics7. A Thriving Social WorldNotesReferencesIndex

'A fascinating and enlightening read, showing how real political change can be affected through digital means'