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Niall Ferguson’s Networld

Episode 2 – “Winner Takes All”

Looking at the history of the Victorian telegraph pioneers and rival computer networks.

03/16/2020 | Expired 04/15/2020 | Rating TV-PG

Episode 2 – “Winner Takes All”

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Niall Ferguson’s Networld

Episode 2 – “Winner Takes All”

3/16/2020 | 55m 37sVideo has Closed Captions

Looking at the history of the Victorian telegraph pioneers and rival computer networks.

Host Niall Ferguson tells the story of how a decentralized, not-for-profit worldwide web shape-shifted to become a highly profitable network controlled by a tiny elite selling our attention for billions of dollars to the world’s advertisers.

03/16/2020 | Expired 04/15/2020 | Rating TV-PG

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Niall Ferguson’s Networld

Episode 2 – “Winner Takes All”

3/16/2020 | 55m 37sVideo has Closed Captions

Host Niall Ferguson tells the story of how a decentralized, not-for-profit worldwide web shape-shifted to become a highly profitable network controlled by a tiny elite selling our attention for billions of dollars to the world’s advertisers.

03/16/2020 | Expired 04/15/2020 | Rating TV-PG

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