Why Dave Eggers Refuses to List His New Book on Amazon | Amanpour and Company

It's been a troubling week for Facebook -- a week of events that raise questions about social responsibility in the age of social media and big tech. One who has written extensively about the perils of corporate power is award-winning and bestselling author Dave Eggers. He has just released a gripping sequel to his bestseller "The Circle." "The Every" imagines an Amazon-Facebook type company that becomes the richest and most dangerous monopoly ever known. Here is Eggers, talking with our Walter Isaacson.

Originally aired on October 8, 2021.

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