In The Platform Society, Van Dijck, Poell and De Waal offer a comprehensive analysis of an online world where platforms have penetrated the heart of societies. The book analyzes intense struggles in four sectors-news, urban transport, health, and education-asking who is responsible for anchoring public values and the common good in a platform society?
...van Dijck, Poell, and de Waal's book provides a very interesting definition of platform society, along with a detailed analysis of the way many sectorial platforms work.