“A wake-up call we cannot afford to ignore.” — Tony Blair
“A vital read for anyone building or regulating the next era of technology.” — Reid Hoffman
The global, open internet is fragmenting.
As democracies seek to rein in the power of Big Tech, as Silicon Valley turns toward an America-first agenda, and as authoritarian regimes like China and Russia wall off their citizens from the rest of the online world, the most powerful tool ever created for global connection now faces disintegration.
Drawing on his experiences inside Meta and his interactions with world leaders, Nick Clegg—Meta’s former President of Global Affairs—reveals where Big Tech has gone wrong, how Silicon Valley’s insularity has blinded it to its missteps, and what radical reforms are needed if global platforms are to secure a sustainable future.
Clegg also 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.
Radical, reasoned, and deeply felt, How to Save the Internet offers a clear-eyed blueprint for global cooperation—one that seeks to reform Big Tech while preserving the openness and interconnectedness upon which our shared future depends.
?“A gripping and timely book. Nick Clegg writes with clarity, authority, and urgency.” — Peter Frankopan
'A wake-up call we cannot afford to ignore' TONY BLAIR
'A vital read for anyone building or regulating the next era of technology' REID HOFFMAN
The global, open internet is fragmenting.As democracies seek to rein in the power of Big Tech, as Silicon Valley pivots to an America-first agenda, as authoritarian regimes such as China and Russia segregate their populations from the rest of the internet, the most powerful tool ever created for bringing the world together risks being dismantled.
Taking us behind the scenes at Meta and his interactions with world leaders, Nick Clegg, Meta’s former President, Global Affairs, sets out where Big Tech has gone wrong, how Silicon Valley’s insularity has blinded it to its missteps, and the radical reforms of the global platforms that are now needed if they are to secure a long-term future.
But he also makes the case that many of the charges against them – including that their algorithms polarise, manipulate and harm – are vastly overstated or simply untrue. And while new laws that regulate these corporations are essential, imposing national borders on the internet cannot be the answer. That will fatally undermine its capacity for knowledge-sharing, collaboration, education, trade, medical and scientific research, and ultimately for the improvement and empowerment of billions of lives.
Radical, reasonable, deeply felt and disarmingly honest, How To Save the Internet sets out a blueprint for the global cooperation we need in order to reform Big Tech while preserving the fundamental openness of the internet on which our future so depends.'A gripping and timely book. Nick Clegg writes with clarity, authority and urgency' PETER FRANKOPAN
