
How to Save the Internet
The Threat to Global Connection in the Age of AI and Political Conflict
Nick Clegg(Author)
Vintage (Publisher)
Published on 7. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-5299-4878-3 (ISBN)
Description
Nick Clegg, formerly one of Meta's most senior executives, presents a blueprint for reforming Big Tech while preserving the essential openness of the internet
'Warns of the dangers posed to a free and open global internet by an age of autocrats and a titanic power struggle over AI' Guardian
As democracies seek to curb the power of Big Tech, as authoritarian regimes like China and Russia isolate their populations from the internet, and as the AI race supercharges divisions between competing nations, the most powerful tool for bringing us together risks being dismantled.
Taking us behind the scenes at Meta, and drawing on his unique experience on the world stage of both tech and politics, Nick Clegg sets out where Big Tech has gone wrong and the radical reforms that are needed if global platforms are to ensure their long-term future.
But he also shows that many of the charges against them are overstated or simply untrue, and presents a blueprint for the international cooperation that is needed if we are to preserve what makes them so vital to our future: their potential to empower and improve billions of lives.
Radical, reasonable, deeply felt and disarmingly honest, How To Save the Internet reminds us how much we stand to lose on our current path - and how much we might yet gain from a global, open internet.
'Entertaining . . . lucid, detailed . . . there is much to agree with' Spectator
'Studded throughout [with] good analyses of the political situation around technology' Observer
'A gripping and timely book. Nick Clegg writes with clarity, authority and urgency' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads
'A wake-up call we cannot afford to ignore' Tony Blair
'A vital read' Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn
'Warns of the dangers posed to a free and open global internet by an age of autocrats and a titanic power struggle over AI' Guardian
As democracies seek to curb the power of Big Tech, as authoritarian regimes like China and Russia isolate their populations from the internet, and as the AI race supercharges divisions between competing nations, the most powerful tool for bringing us together risks being dismantled.
Taking us behind the scenes at Meta, and drawing on his unique experience on the world stage of both tech and politics, Nick Clegg sets out where Big Tech has gone wrong and the radical reforms that are needed if global platforms are to ensure their long-term future.
But he also shows that many of the charges against them are overstated or simply untrue, and presents a blueprint for the international cooperation that is needed if we are to preserve what makes them so vital to our future: their potential to empower and improve billions of lives.
Radical, reasonable, deeply felt and disarmingly honest, How To Save the Internet reminds us how much we stand to lose on our current path - and how much we might yet gain from a global, open internet.
'Entertaining . . . lucid, detailed . . . there is much to agree with' Spectator
'Studded throughout [with] good analyses of the political situation around technology' Observer
'A gripping and timely book. Nick Clegg writes with clarity, authority and urgency' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads
'A wake-up call we cannot afford to ignore' Tony Blair
'A vital read' Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn
Reviews / Votes
Entertaining . . . lucid, detailed . . . there is much to agree with * Spectator * Warns of the dangers posed to a free and open global internet by an age of autocrats and a titanic power struggle over AI * Guardian * Studded throughout [with] good analyses of the political situation around technology * Observer * 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 -- Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedInMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
230 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5299-4878-3 (9781529948783)
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The Threat to Global Connection in the Age of AI and Political Conflict
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Person
Nick Clegg recently stepped down as President, Global Affairs at Meta, the company's chief policy decision-maker and its principal interlocutor with world leaders, governments and policymakers around the globe. Previously he was Deputy Prime Minister of the UK. At Meta, he shifted the company toward engagement with regulation, created an independent Oversight Board and opened it up to rigorous academic research. He managed some of the most complex issues the company faces, including content policy and elections, and took key decisions on the suspension (and later reinstatement) of President Trump, the handling of misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the company's response to Russian state media and covert operations following the invasion of Ukraine. He is the author of two bestselling books and speaks five languages.