00946nam a22001457a 450000500170000002000180001708200120003510000170004724501020006426000430016630000100020950400190021952005380023865000240077620260624131503.0  a9781847928603  a303.483  aClegg, Nick.  aHow to Save the Internetbthe threat to global connection in the age of AI and political conflict  aNew Yorkb(Penguin Random House)c2025  a304p.  aIncludes index  aClegg challenges the prevailing narrative that these companies’ algorithms inevitably polarize, manipulate, or harm society, arguing that many of these claims are overstated or false. While he agrees that new regulation is vital, he warns that building national borders around the internet is not the answer. Such fragmentation, he contends, would cripple the web’s unparalleled ability to enable knowledge-sharing, collaboration, education, trade, and scientific discovery—threatening the progress and empowerment of billions.  aInternet Governance