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An NPR Best Book of 2015
Included in The Washington Post's Notable Nonfiction of 2015
"Bartlett combines an insider's expertise with a neophyte's tale
of discovery. Rather than measure the pros and cons of the Web,
he s its frontiers without judgment. The result is a lucid
inquiry into the relationship between technology and freedom
that's also a captivating beach book."
--WASHINGTON POST
A Best Summer Books pick by Kevin Nguyen, NPR's "On Point"
"A welcome deep dive into the anonymous Internet."
--FLAVORWIRE, The 15 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year So Far
"One of the truly indispensable works of nonfiction released in
2015."
--Jonathon Sturgeon, FLAVORWIRE
"It is Bartlett's plentiful and fascinating interviews with the
denizens of the dark net that make his book so compelling...
Quite worrying, a bit disgusting, highly voyeuristic, and
occasionally very funny: this is the nature of both the dark net
and The Dark Net."
--BARNES & NOBLE REVIEW
"Bartlett is the ideal guide: capable and ever-ready to ferry the
reader to the dark side of the Internet."
--FLAVORWIRE, 10 Must-Read Books for June
"Fascinating...a provocative journey through the deep web's
history, its varied guiding philosophies, and the bizarre,
iconoclastic, often criminal behaviors it conceals and
energizes."
--BROOKLYN RAIL
"Bartlett doesn't just tell us about the dark net; he also rips
through the cloak of anonymity to let us meet some of its
denizens... It's a disturbing book, but it's meant to be."
--BOOKLIST
"A provocative excursion to the darker side of human nature set
free by the anonymous and unregulated boundaries of cyberspace."
--KIRKUS REVIEWS
"Reveals a hidden, seedy world where people lurk behind
pseudonyms and dupe others into revealing their bodies on camera
to be used against them in public shaming. If you're shocked to
discover that last year approximately 20 per cent of drug users
bought their stash online, you'll find this fascinating. Bartlett
is an able guide on a journey through the margins of the web."
--Max Wallis, INDEPENDENT, Books of the Year
"A judgement-free look at the mechanics of trolling and other
internet bad behaviour and generates more light than heat."
--Helen Lewis, NEW STATESMAN, Books of the Year
"A hell of an achievement . . . Buy it and read it."
--Hugo Rifkind, THE TIMES (London)
"Bartlett anatomises the usual bogeymen and demonstrates that
they're real. The Dark Net is, for anyone engaged with the web
and the effects it is having on our culture, necessary reading .
. . a flashlight in a dark, dark cellar."
--Michael Bywater, SPECTATOR
"A fascinating and disturbing exploration of the outer edges of
the internet and the human mind."
--Josh Cohen
"A fascinating and disturbing journey through the furthest
recesses of the Internet. Jamie Bartlett is an expert guide . . .
he shines an invaluable light on a world that remains
determinedly opaque."
--Ian Burrell, INDEPENDENT
"[A] thorough and assiduously researched account of the
deviantly erotic, subversive and criminal aspects of web life."
--Bryan Appleyard, SUNDAY TIMES
"A confident and well-informed guide . . . By meeting the people
behind the online activity, Bartlett humanises it."
--Douglas Heaven, NEW SCIENTIST
"The Dark Net offers smart, provoking reportage from the crooked
crannies of digital culture, married to a quietly impressive
analysis of how technology is amplifying both the best and the
worst of us. Required reading for anyone looking to escape media
hysteria and get to grips with the 21st century's most
compelling, discomforting complexities."
--Tom Chatfield
"A well-researched book, studded with enlightening interviews."
--Mail on Sunday
About the Author
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JAMIE BARTLETT is the Director of the Centre for the Analysis of
Social Media at the think tank Demos, where he specializes in
online social movements and the impact of technology on society.
Prior to his work with Demos, he was a research associate at the
international humanitarian agency Islamic and conducted
field research in Pakistan and Bangladesh. A graduate of the
London School of Economics and the University of Oxford, Bartlett
writes a weekly column on technology for the Telegraph and is a
frequent commentator for media outlets throughout the world. He
lives in London.
