the threat to global connection in the age of AI and political conflict Clegg, Nick. creator text New York (Penguin Random House) 2025 monographic 304p. Clegg 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. Includes index Internet Governance 303.483 9781847928603 20260624131503.0