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How the Internet lost its way--and how to fix it
Recovering the Internet is an indictment of how Big Tech cloaks ruthless commercial exploitation in the language of free speech. Olivier Sylvain, a leading legal scholar and former senior advisor at the Federal Trade Commission, exposes the incentives behind social media design, revealing how they trap users in cycles of addiction, misinformation, and harm--from fatal TikTok challenges to AI chatbot codependency.
With clarity and urgency, Sylvain dismantles the libertarian mythology that shaped internet law and calls for a new legal regime that protects users over platforms. Recovering the Internet is a powerful, original intervention into the most urgent policy debate of our time--what it will take to reclaim the digital public sphere.
Author: Olivier Sylvain
Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
Published: 03/17/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781967190126
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2026
About the Author
Sylvain, Olivier: - Olivier Sylvain is a professor of law at Fordham University, a former senior advisor at the Federal Trade Commission, and a Senior Policy Research Fellow at Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute. An expert in communications, administrative, and internet law, his work focuses on platform accountability, consumer protection, and the intersection of technology, speech, and democracy. He lives in New York City,
Recovering the Internet is an indictment of how Big Tech cloaks ruthless commercial exploitation in the language of free speech. Olivier Sylvain, a leading legal scholar and former senior advisor at the Federal Trade Commission, exposes the incentives behind social media design, revealing how they trap users in cycles of addiction, misinformation, and harm--from fatal TikTok challenges to AI chatbot codependency.
With clarity and urgency, Sylvain dismantles the libertarian mythology that shaped internet law and calls for a new legal regime that protects users over platforms. Recovering the Internet is a powerful, original intervention into the most urgent policy debate of our time--what it will take to reclaim the digital public sphere.
Author: Olivier Sylvain
Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
Published: 03/17/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781967190126
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2026
About the Author
Sylvain, Olivier: - Olivier Sylvain is a professor of law at Fordham University, a former senior advisor at the Federal Trade Commission, and a Senior Policy Research Fellow at Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute. An expert in communications, administrative, and internet law, his work focuses on platform accountability, consumer protection, and the intersection of technology, speech, and democracy. He lives in New York City,
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How the Internet lost its way--and how to fix it
Recovering the Internet is an indictment of how Big Tech cloaks ruthless commercial exploitation in the language of free speech. Olivier Sylvain, a leading legal scholar and former senior advisor at the Federal Trade Commission, exposes the incentives behind social media design, revealing how they trap users in cycles of addiction, misinformation, and harm--from fatal TikTok challenges to AI chatbot codependency.
With clarity and urgency, Sylvain dismantles the libertarian mythology that shaped internet law and calls for a new legal regime that protects users over platforms. Recovering the Internet is a powerful, original intervention into the most urgent policy debate of our time--what it will take to reclaim the digital public sphere.
Author: Olivier Sylvain
Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
Published: 03/17/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781967190126
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2026
About the Author
Sylvain, Olivier: - Olivier Sylvain is a professor of law at Fordham University, a former senior advisor at the Federal Trade Commission, and a Senior Policy Research Fellow at Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute. An expert in communications, administrative, and internet law, his work focuses on platform accountability, consumer protection, and the intersection of technology, speech, and democracy. He lives in New York City,
Recovering the Internet is an indictment of how Big Tech cloaks ruthless commercial exploitation in the language of free speech. Olivier Sylvain, a leading legal scholar and former senior advisor at the Federal Trade Commission, exposes the incentives behind social media design, revealing how they trap users in cycles of addiction, misinformation, and harm--from fatal TikTok challenges to AI chatbot codependency.
With clarity and urgency, Sylvain dismantles the libertarian mythology that shaped internet law and calls for a new legal regime that protects users over platforms. Recovering the Internet is a powerful, original intervention into the most urgent policy debate of our time--what it will take to reclaim the digital public sphere.
Author: Olivier Sylvain
Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
Published: 03/17/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781967190126
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2026
About the Author
Sylvain, Olivier: - Olivier Sylvain is a professor of law at Fordham University, a former senior advisor at the Federal Trade Commission, and a Senior Policy Research Fellow at Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute. An expert in communications, administrative, and internet law, his work focuses on platform accountability, consumer protection, and the intersection of technology, speech, and democracy. He lives in New York City,
