Information Imperialism?
The use of networked communications tools to subvert regimes exposes a proclivity for digital intervention to provoke revolutionary actions, propaganda campaigns that make celebrities out of bloggers, and covert code warfare.
by Adam Fish On July 4, 2011
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by Jillian C. York On June 16, 2011
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by william Vandenbroek On June 15, 2011
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Lulz Security: The Cheshire cat of the Internet
Who is LulzSec, the mysterious group of hackers that for the last month attacked anything that moved? OWNI joined the IRC and went further down the rabbit hole….
by Olivier Tesquet On June 9, 2011
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What ad-targeting and zombies have in common
Online advertisements which predict our desires too directly gives us an uneasy feeling. This begs the question: How far can ad-targeting take the technology before users feel like they’re losing control?
by Louis Morales-Chanard On May 31, 2011
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The Political Relevance of the Internet in Developing Countries
Academics are often incredulous at individuals’ desire to consume political information online in developing countries. But the belief that they would not have any desire at all to use the Internet to seek out political information is surely more dumbfounding.
by Catie Bailard On May 11, 2011
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Approaches to Studying Net Freedom: Freedom House & The OpenNet Initiative
Digital activist Mary C. Joyce compares Freedom House’s new report on global cyber liberties to OpenNet’s initiative twin report.
by Mary C Joyce On May 2, 2011
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The World Wide Mind
The merger of computer and brain, bytes and thoughts, has never felt far-fetched for Michael Chorost. Here’s how, by making the internet a new nervous system for humanity, humans will also re-connect with one another in a profoundly new way.
by Michael Chorost On April 27, 2011
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Keeping ISPs transparent and honest
Do we really need more government regulation when users can hold internet service providers accountable by choosing those who provide the best service?
by David Sasaki On April 1, 2011
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The Internet has increased employment by 25% in France since 1995
How much does the Internet contribute to the French economy? A report from McKinsey reveals it is becoming the driving force behind economic growth.
by Jean Marc Manach On March 25, 2011
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How France placed the Internet on permanent surveillance
In France, what was supposed to be an emergency measure of internet surveillance after 9/11 led to a permanent legislation. Here’s the story.
by Jean Marc Manach On March 18, 2011
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Facebook and Twitter are just places revolutionaries go
Cyber-utopians believe that the Arab revolutions took place through social networks. Do they ignore the real mechanisms of activism?
by Evgeny Morozov On March 14, 2011
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How we’re financing meaningful journalism
As Craigslist, Google, Groupon, et al. have sucked up the ad dollars that once supported journalism, many downsized-but-not-out journalists have plugged into collaborative editorial and funding networks to launch investigative audience-generated, and enterprise stories.
by Jeremy Adam Smith On March 7, 2011
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Supersize my Patriot Act
Nearly 10 years after the naissance of the Patriot Act, it is up for renewal in Congress – this time with greater surveillance powers over the Internet.
by Olivier Tesquet On February 23, 2011
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Digital Rations: Internet Policy in Castro’s Cuba
Internet access is politicized in Cuba and critical expression suppressed, but as tech savvy increases on the island many are able to connect through unofficial means.
by Ellery Biddle On February 15, 2011
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The Internet and revolutions: what is the relationship?
In Morozov’s book, “The Net Delusion,” he denounces the idea cyber-utopianism as a naive notion. Pierre Haski, co-founder of Rue 89, disagrees that the Internet is not causing positive revolutionary changes.
by Pierre Haski On February 9, 2011
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Egypt: A “downgraded” revolution
With the Internet being heavily censored, Al-Jazeera has continued the coverage of the Egyptian uprising and other methods of communication are springing up on the web. Are we seeing a “downgraded” revolution?
by Olivier Tesquet On February 1, 2011
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Citizen Media in the Maghreb
The present political systems in the Maghreb countries are not eager to promote reliable freedom of the press. But new technologies have enabled journalists and normal citizens alike to become multi-skilled media producers.
by Laid Zaghlami On January 17, 2011
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Musing about 2011 and an un-national generation
Everything is becoming more stateless, more global. And we don’t know how to deal with it.
by J P Rangaswami On January 10, 2011
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Latest Empirical Findings on Democratic Effects of the Internet
The results of this study yield no conclusive evidence that the democratic growth from 1994 to 2003 was due singularly, or even primarily, to the diffusion of the Internet.
by Patrick Meier On December 31, 2010
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Dear Media: Bullying is Never Just “Cyber”
The term “cyberbullying” is frequently used to describe hurtful behaviors occurring via communication technologies. But why distinguish “cyber” bullying from other forms of bullying?
by Nathan Jurgenson On November 16, 2010
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The militarization of the Internet
Retrofitting the web to make it fit law enforcement’s (or national security’s) “authentication” needs would be an enormous, retrograde step.
by Susan Crawford On October 30, 2010
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Sinistra italiana: la novità viene dal Sud… e da Internet
La classe politica non è molto agile sul web 2.O… Tra le eccezioni, Nichi Vendola, presidente della regione della Puglia, figura di spicco dell’opposizione, mobilizza i giovani grazie alla sua rete di «fabbriche»
by Anne Daubrée On October 28, 2010
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I Cyber attivisti italiani, precursori delle nuove contestazioni digitali
Per far fronte all’egemonia di Berlusconi sullo stato e sui media, l’attivismo politico italiano si riinventa sulla rete, facendo dell’Italia un laboratorio di nuove forme di contestazione digitale
by Anne Daubrée On October 28, 2010
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