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At a time when the practices of technology companies continue to attract fierce criticism, this book asks what it actually means to hold a 'monopoly' in the tech world and how it might affect the way in which an organization operates.
Combining new and traditional Marxian perspectives, the authors offer an in-depth analysis of how these technology giants are produced, financialized, and regulated.
As technology firms continue to shape our political and socio-economic landscape, this book will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students who seek to understand the function of technological monopolies in contemporary capitalism.
Paško Bilić is a research associate at the Institute for Development and International Relations in Zagreb.
Toni Prug is an independent researcher based in Croatia.
Mislav Žitko is a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Zagreb.
1. Introduction: Context of Digital Monopolies
2. Production, Circulation, and the Science of Forms: Theoretical Foundations
3. Marxian Perspectives on Monopolies
4. Platforms, Advertising, and Users
5. Financialization and Regulation
6. Controlling, Processing, and Commercializing Data
7. Conclusion: Contradictions and Alternatives to Data Commodification