22.8.11
10.8.11
Els partits es proposen disputar la campanya del 20-N a Youtube
La iniciativa de Google vol pal·liar la desafecció que
reflecteixen les enquestes i mobilitzar el vot jove
La web planeja obrir un canal sobre les generals al
qual els usuaris podran enviar vídeos amb preguntes
9.8.11
30.7.11
Iceland’s citizens help draft new constitution via the Internet
A council of 25 ordinary, publicly-elected Icelandic citizens presented a draft constitution to Iceland's parliamentary speaker Asta Ragnheidur Johannesdottir on Friday. This may be the first time that citizens have actively contributed suggestions via the Internet and were able to follow progress on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.
The constitution of the island nation of 320,000 people was first instituted in 1944. The Icelandic parliament, known as Althingi, agreed in 2010 that the country's citizens should be involved to include their viewpoint, on the core values of the constitution.
The council began work on the draft constitution in April. During this time, its work was posted on the Internet. Icelanders submitted around 1,600 propositions and comments on the council's website.
People pressure
"The reaction from the public was very important," said Salvor Nordal, the head of constitutional council. Most of the suggestions had to do with a revised economic model, following Iceland's economic collapse in 2008. All Iceland's major banks failed at the time, leading the country to the brink of economic collapse.
"This triggered massive social movements, and mounted pressure to revamp the constitution, and for the process to be led by ordinary citizens," said council member Silja Omarsdottir.
Some of the suggestions were extreme or even bizzare. One suggested that Iceland's natural resources were to be designated public property and no private organization or individuals would be permitted to own them or the rights connected to them. Another proposal wanted to "kill all capitalists."
Johannesdottir said the draft would be examined by a parliamentary committee starting on October 1.
Author: Wilhelmina Lyffyt (AFP, dpa)
Editor: Nicole Goebel
10.7.11
The UK and digital democracy
by Duncan Smith
Producer, BBC Parliament
Twitter, Facebook, smartphones and iPad-type devices have all contributed to a change in the way many politicians at Westminster work.
The technological revolution has spread visibly into the Commons chamber over the past couple of years, with MPs now allowed to check and send messages using their phones.
In most Commons sessions, including in committees, members can often be seen tapping out messages on their shiny iPhone/Blackberry/Samsung/HTC devices.
The sharp eyed viewer can then check the MP's Twitter feed and see that they were sending a tweet (a message restricted to 140 letters and spaces) letting the world know what's happening and what they think of it.
If you're not going to get called by the Speaker to have your say in Parliament, it can be the next best thing.
The new technology "is exciting and opens up democracy, freedom of expression to loads of people", Conservative backbencher Kris Hopkins said at a Hansard Society event looking at the digital agenda a year on from the general election.
But he added the warning: "They also open up opportunities to nutters to create platforms."
Addressing the meeting Mr Hopkins warned that while MPs welcomed new and innovative ways to communicate with voters - they also received a lot of offensive communications.
It's about liberating all of that data, making it free for people to do creative things with it without the state or market or other people putting constrains on them but giving them the freedom to do something interesting
Julian Huppert Lib Dem MP
Julian Huppert Lib Dem MP
He added: "I have to say I have some wonderful constituents who write with amazing issues and dramas and I have got a fantastic office. But I have also got some lunatics out there who think they have the right to abuse me."
Mr Hopkins explained that a lack of control of modern communications led to problems.
"Racists, sexist, homophobic drivel that I get from some members of the public. Some of it is really based around hatred and there is no control of that," he said.
But transparent government is something Mr Hopkins supports.
With reference specifically to money spent by the NHS he said: "We're spending huge amounts of money and we've got to be able to scrutinise it and we've got to make sure individual people are safe from people rooting around just being nosy.
"But when we're spending money like that, it should be transparent."
The idea of more open data was supported by Liberal Democrat MP Julian Huppert, who was also taking part in the debate.
Dr Huppert has nearly 4,000 Twitter followers (people who will automatically see any tweet he sends when they check their Twitter account).
"I find Twitter fantastically useful… it's a very fast way for me to do things," he explained.
Twitter, he said, enabled constituents to find out what meetings he was attending, and to suggest points that could be raised - all in virtual real time.
Voting lobbies
"I want my constituents in four years' time to think I've worked really hard and know what I've done. So people who follow me know the things that I do… it's a very cheap, very easy way to keep that flow going.
He said: "I think Twitter is incredibly powerful as a way of giving people an idea of what some of us do with our lives."
And he said that in general "letting data go free allows people to do some fascinating things with it".
He explained that - unless there were good reasons not to - his view was that government should make all public data free and available for use by the public themselves.
"Ultimately, from a philosophical perspective, it's a great liberal thing to do. It's about liberating all of that data, making it free for people to do creative things with it without the state or market or other people putting constrains on them but giving them the freedom to do something interesting."
One particularly archaic way business is done in the Houses of Parliament was, however, praised by both MPs - despite their enthusiasm for increased electronic democracy: the process of divisions (votes).
Currently MPs have to physically walk through the Aye or the No lobby to register their votes, in a process that takes at least 15 minutes.
"Voting is a very good example of the antiquated way the House of Commons does things," said Mr Huppert.
But that was not a bad thing, he said, because gathering in the division lobbies was often the only time backbench MPs got to meet ministers and allowed a lot of business to get done quickly and quietly.
So even as the new forms of digital communication changes some of the ways of life at Westminster, it seems in some cases at least, some old fashioned face to face networking might yet be best.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/democracylive/hi/comment/newsid_9514000/9514955.stm
Published: 2011/06/2011
23.5.11
Internet y los gatekeepers de la democracia
Se publica en el NYT de hoy un artículo muy interesante de Eli Pariser sobre el daño que se puede hacer a la democracia con los seleccionadores de información - tan útiles para fines comerciales en Internet.
El artículo completo puede leerse aquí.
Democracy depends on the citizen’s ability to engage with multiple viewpoints; the Internet limits such engagement when it offers up only information that reflects your already established point of view. While it’s sometimes convenient to see only what you want to see, it’s critical at other times that you see things that you don’t.Like the old gatekeepers, the engineers who write the new gatekeeping code have enormous power to determine what we know about the world. But unlike the best of the old gatekeepers, they don’t see themselves as keepers of the public trust. There is no algorithmic equivalent to journalistic ethics.
El artículo completo puede leerse aquí.
11.5.11
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Movements.org
Movements.org is a non-profit organization based in the United States which serves to facilitate digital activism internationally.
History
In October 2008, Columbia University, the US Department of State, Google, Howcast Media, and other media companies sponsored the inaugural Alliance of Youth MovementsSummit. This event brought together digital activists, technology and media leaders, NGOs, and governments to convene, share best practices, and create a network of socially responsible grassroots activists using technology for their movements and campaigns.
Following the inaugural summit Jason Liebman (CEO and co-founder of Howcast), Roman Tsunder (co-founder of Access 360 Media), and Jared Cohen (Director of Google Ideas at Google) co-founded a non-profit organization, the Alliance for Youth Movements. This organization is dedicated to identifying, connecting, and supporting digital activists both at the annual summit and all year round.
In December 2009, The Alliance for Youth Movements hosted its 2nd annual summit in Mexico City. This summit was sponsored by the US Department of State as well as other media and event sponsors. The event convened activists and supporters interested in how social media and connection technologies were being used for to combat violence, with a special focus on Latin America.
In March 2010, The Alliance for Youth Movements hosted its 3rd annual summit in London, which was sponsored by the UK Home Office and other media companies. At the end of the summit it was announced that the Alliance for Youth Movements was launching a new online hub for digital activism, Movements.org.
In February 2011, Movements.org was officially launched and the Alliance for Youth Movements re-branded itself as Movements.org to have the same name as its website.
]References
- More Tech Tools for Egypt's Protesters: Movements.org, an Online Hub for Grassroots Activists(February 3, 2011)
- Magazine: AYM summit: A meetup for the world's youth activists (March 10, 2010)
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US trains activists worldwide in phone, Internet protection
CYBER WARS
by Staff Writers
Washington (AFP) April 8, 2011
The United States is training thousands of cell phone
and Internet pro-democracy campaigners worldwide to
evade security forces in what it calls a "cat-and-mouse
game" with authoritarian governments.
The US government is sponsoring efforts to help activists
The US government is sponsoring efforts to help activists
in Arab and other countries gain access to technology
that circumvents government firewalls, secures telephone
text and voice messages, and prevents attacks on websites.
"This is sort of a cat-and-mouse game and governments are
"This is sort of a cat-and-mouse game and governments are
constantly developing new techniques to go after critics, to go
after dissenters," said Michael Posner, the assistant US
secretary of state for human rights and labor.
"We are trying to stay ahead of the curve and trying to basically
"We are trying to stay ahead of the curve and trying to basically
provide both technology, training, and diplomatic support to allow
People to freely express their views."
Posner told a small group of reporters that the theme of Internet
Posner told a small group of reporters that the theme of Internet
freedom will be "peppered" throughout the State Department's
annual report on human rights for 194 countries that is scheduled
for release on Friday.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is campaigning hard for
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is campaigning hard for
freedoms of expression, assembly and association online
-- what she calls the world's town square or coffee house of the
21st century.
The chief US diplomat has said the protests in Egypt and Iran
The chief US diplomat has said the protests in Egypt and Iran
fueled by Facebook, Twitter and YouTube reflected "the power
of connection technologies as an accelerant of political, social
and economic change."
The US government, Posner said, has budgeted $50 million in
The US government, Posner said, has budgeted $50 million in
the last two years to develop new technologies to help activists
protect themselves from arrest and prosecution by authoritarian
governments.
And it has organized training sessions for 5,000 activists in
And it has organized training sessions for 5,000 activists in
different parts of the world.
A session held in the Middle East about six weeks ago gathered
A session held in the Middle East about six weeks ago gathered
activists from Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon who returned to
their countries with the aim of training their colleagues there.
"They went back and there's a ripple effect," Posner said.
State Department officials said one of the new technologies under
"They went back and there's a ripple effect," Posner said.
State Department officials said one of the new technologies under
development is the "panic button," which allows activists to erase
contact lists on their cell phones if they are arrested.
"If you can get the panic button that wipes that (list) clean before
"If you can get the panic button that wipes that (list) clean before
they get locked up, you're saving lives," said Posner.
The new technology has not yet been made available to
The new technology has not yet been made available to
pro-democracy campaigners but it will prove useful in places like
Syria, where the authorities simply go out and arrest activists who
use their mobile phones.
The State Department said it has already funded efforts by private
firms, mainly from the United States, to develop a dozen different
technologies to circumvent government censorship firewalls.
"One of them has been very successful in Iran. It's being used
"One of them has been very successful in Iran. It's being used
extensively. and we have the download numbers," a State
Department official said on condition of anonymity.
"It's going viral and now that technology is spreading all over
the Middle East," said the official, who declined to name the
technology in order not to endanger the people who are using it.
The State Department is also funding efforts to prevent
governments from launching attacks -- known as denial of service
-- aimed at shutting down websites that might publish an investigative
report or other critical material
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The Pre-Internet Downloading Controversy: The Evolution of Use Rights for Digital Intellectual and Cultural Works, Pages 69 - 91
Authors: Kristin R. Eschenfelder; Anuj C. Desai; Greg Downey
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548692
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Who's Responsible for the Digital Divide? Public Perceptions and Policy Implications, Pages 92 - 104
Authors: Dmitry Epstein; Erik C. Nisbet; Tarleton Gillespie
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548695
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Analyzing Peer-to-Peer Technology Using Information Ethics, Pages 105 - 112
Authors: Mariarosaria Taddeo; Antonino Vaccaro
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548698
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
PERSPECTIVES
Online Social Sites as Virtual Parks: An Investigation into Leisure Online and Offline, Pages 113 - 120
Author: Payal Arora
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548702
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
Are Changes in the Digital Divide Consistent with Global Equality or Inequality?, Pages 121 - 128
Author: Jeffrey James
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548705
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
BOOK REVIEWS
A Review of “Kids Online: Opportunities and Risks for Children”, Pages 129 - 130
Author: Thomas N. Gardner
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548710
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0197-2243&volume=27&issue=2&spage=129&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email
A Review of “Play Redux: The Form of Computer Games”, Pages 131 - 132
Author: Luis O. Arata
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548713
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0197-2243&volume=27&issue=2&spage=131&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email
A Review of “Chess Metaphors: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Mind”, Pages 133 - 134
Author: Melody Jue
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548714
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0197-2243&volume=27&issue=2&spage=133&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email
A Review of “Inherent Vice: Bootleg Histories of Videotape and Copyright”, Pages 135 - 136
Author: Kinohi Nishikawa
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548716
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0197-2243&volume=27&issue=2&spage=135&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email
A Review of “Computers, Schools, and Students: The Effects of Technology”, Pages 137 - 138
Author: Craig D. Howard
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548718
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0197-2243&volume=27&issue=2&spage=137&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email
A Review of “Tactical Media (Electronic Mediations)”, Pages 139 - 140
Author: Manaf Bashir
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548719
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0197-2243&volume=27&issue=2&spage=139&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email
A Review of “Kids Online: Opportunities and Risks for Children”, Pages 129 - 130
Author: Thomas N. Gardner
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548710
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
A Review of “Play Redux: The Form of Computer Games”, Pages 131 - 132
Author: Luis O. Arata
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548713
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
A Review of “Chess Metaphors: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Mind”, Pages 133 - 134
Author: Melody Jue
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548714
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
A Review of “Inherent Vice: Bootleg Histories of Videotape and Copyright”, Pages 135 - 136
Author: Kinohi Nishikawa
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548716
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
A Review of “Computers, Schools, and Students: The Effects of Technology”, Pages 137 - 138
Author: Craig D. Howard
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548718
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
A Review of “Tactical Media (Electronic Mediations)”, Pages 139 - 140
Author: Manaf Bashir
DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2011.548719
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/
30.3.11
Els joves són la clau
Article publicat al diari de Girona el 21 de març de 2011
El conflicte públic i polític, primer a Tunísia i, després, a Egipte, amb la caiguda dels seus governs, dictadors, cúpules de poder i xarxes de corrupció, ens ha ofert, entre d'altres, la constatació del cabdal paper dels joves en la consecució de canvis polítics democràtics en aquestes societats. Els esdeveniments en aquests països àrabs estan vinculats a processos convulsos i molt conflictius, on els joves tenen un rol actiu, però amb efectes molt positius. Protesten per la situació econòmica i social desesperada en la qual viuen, però també per la manca de llibertats i de progrés. L'actuació dels joves ens permet constatar dues coses: s'ha obert un període de canvis impossibles d'aturar i que són un factor bàsic per a l'estabilitat política de qualsevol país, fins i tot si és àrab.
Els experts d'universitats de tot el món estan d'acord que l'acció no violenta dels joves en aquestes societats ha estat determinant, protestant i pressionant els seus governs. El símbol més clar ha estat l'ocupació continua i permanent de la plaça Tahir del Caire. Tanmateix, aquests mateixos experts no es posen d'acord a situar quina ha estat la causa principal que ha generat aquesta reacció pública i política. Alguns afirmen que ha estat la pobresa, la manca de feina i de perspectives econòmiques de la majoria d'egipcis el que ha provocat les revoltes; altres, que han estat les classes mitjanes i més ben preparades les que ho han propiciat per modernitzar el país; però tots afirmen que ha estat el nombre elevat i la mobilització de joves que hi ha a Egipte, i que viuen a les ciutats, especialment al Caire, el que ha permès la caiguda del règim de Mubarak.
Però res del que està passant a Tunísia, Egipte, Iemen, Bahrain, Líbia o Algèria és nou per a nosaltres. En altres èpoques i llocs ja ha passat. Sidney Tarrow explica al llibre El poder en movimiento l'ADN d'aquests moviments socials que anomena d'"acció pública col·lectiva" i que, en el passat, han donat lloc a revoltes, manifestacions, violència, repressió i revolucions a diferents països per aconseguir canvis polítics democràtics. Com a exemple, l'autor mostra la influència de "l'acció pública col·lectiva" en la successió de fets sobre la caiguda de l'antiga URSS a partir de les mobilitzacions en forma de manifestacions pacífiques, vagues i marxes de protesta des del 1987 fins el 1992, donant lloc a l'inici d'un procés de democratització.
Steven Levitt a Economia Freaky explica com, al 1966, un any després d'erigir-se en dictador de Romania, Nicolae Ceaucescu va prohibir l'avortament, que fins aquell moment era legal. La prohibició tenia com objectiu contribuir a enfortir ràpidament el país a base de fomentar el creixement de la població que amb la seva força de treball impulsaria el país econòmica i nacionalment. Durant aquests anys, Ceaucescu, com més tard Ben Alí a Tunísia i Mubarak a Egipte, van fer construir palaus, van donar llocs de responsabilitat als governs a membres de les seves famílies que van tractar de manera injusta, brutal i negligentment els seus ciutadans. Al 1989, vint-i-tres anys més tard, el bloc de països comunistes trontollava, les millores a Romania no arribaven, i la força de treball dels joves es va transformar en malestar, queixa i violència contra el dictador, foragitant-lo del país, atrapant-lo més tard i executant-lo finalment.
Ara a Egipte, la mitjana d'edat dels 80 milions d'habitants és de 24 anys i Hosni Mubarak, militar de professió, governava des de 1981. A Tunísia, el president derrocat Ben Alí, amb carrera militar, va accedir al poder per mitjà d'un cop d'Estat el 1987.
En tots aquests països, s'ha donat pobresa, misèria, manca de feina i d'oportunitats per sobreviure. Però això no és tot. El pes demogràfic dels joves ha estat determinant. L'avortament estava prohibit, fet que ha permès el creixement constant de la població. Paral·lelament, els governs han estat durant dècades a mans de dictadors amb règims opressors i repressors. A més, una família extensa i corrupta de persones en els governs es repartien la riquesa del país i abusaven dels seus compatriotes. Però en els darrers anys, la tecnologia ha arribat a tot arreu, especialment les xarxes socials, que has permès comunicar-se sense obstacles. Per últim destacar el canvi de política dels EUA, evitant l'intervencionisme en favor d'aquests governs.
El món àrab no és distint a d'altres móns, ni tampoc està exempt de conflictes polítics que es repeteixen tard o d'hora si es donen un seguit de condicions: manca de feina i de perspectives econòmiques, sistema polític dictatorial, corrupció, cap oportunitat d'ascens social. Tanmateix la solució als seus problemes, els joves, s'ha convertit en el catalitzador de totes aquestes condicions i en la clau per a l'aparició del conflicte més important dels països àrabs: la caiguda dels governs i la transformació dels sistemes polítics.
El conflicte públic i polític, primer a Tunísia i, després, a Egipte, amb la caiguda dels seus governs, dictadors, cúpules de poder i xarxes de corrupció, ens ha ofert, entre d'altres, la constatació del cabdal paper dels joves en la consecució de canvis polítics democràtics en aquestes societats. Els esdeveniments en aquests països àrabs estan vinculats a processos convulsos i molt conflictius, on els joves tenen un rol actiu, però amb efectes molt positius. Protesten per la situació econòmica i social desesperada en la qual viuen, però també per la manca de llibertats i de progrés. L'actuació dels joves ens permet constatar dues coses: s'ha obert un període de canvis impossibles d'aturar i que són un factor bàsic per a l'estabilitat política de qualsevol país, fins i tot si és àrab.
Els experts d'universitats de tot el món estan d'acord que l'acció no violenta dels joves en aquestes societats ha estat determinant, protestant i pressionant els seus governs. El símbol més clar ha estat l'ocupació continua i permanent de la plaça Tahir del Caire. Tanmateix, aquests mateixos experts no es posen d'acord a situar quina ha estat la causa principal que ha generat aquesta reacció pública i política. Alguns afirmen que ha estat la pobresa, la manca de feina i de perspectives econòmiques de la majoria d'egipcis el que ha provocat les revoltes; altres, que han estat les classes mitjanes i més ben preparades les que ho han propiciat per modernitzar el país; però tots afirmen que ha estat el nombre elevat i la mobilització de joves que hi ha a Egipte, i que viuen a les ciutats, especialment al Caire, el que ha permès la caiguda del règim de Mubarak.Però res del que està passant a Tunísia, Egipte, Iemen, Bahrain, Líbia o Algèria és nou per a nosaltres. En altres èpoques i llocs ja ha passat. Sidney Tarrow explica al llibre El poder en movimiento l'ADN d'aquests moviments socials que anomena d'"acció pública col·lectiva" i que, en el passat, han donat lloc a revoltes, manifestacions, violència, repressió i revolucions a diferents països per aconseguir canvis polítics democràtics. Com a exemple, l'autor mostra la influència de "l'acció pública col·lectiva" en la successió de fets sobre la caiguda de l'antiga URSS a partir de les mobilitzacions en forma de manifestacions pacífiques, vagues i marxes de protesta des del 1987 fins el 1992, donant lloc a l'inici d'un procés de democratització.
Steven Levitt a Economia Freaky explica com, al 1966, un any després d'erigir-se en dictador de Romania, Nicolae Ceaucescu va prohibir l'avortament, que fins aquell moment era legal. La prohibició tenia com objectiu contribuir a enfortir ràpidament el país a base de fomentar el creixement de la població que amb la seva força de treball impulsaria el país econòmica i nacionalment. Durant aquests anys, Ceaucescu, com més tard Ben Alí a Tunísia i Mubarak a Egipte, van fer construir palaus, van donar llocs de responsabilitat als governs a membres de les seves famílies que van tractar de manera injusta, brutal i negligentment els seus ciutadans. Al 1989, vint-i-tres anys més tard, el bloc de països comunistes trontollava, les millores a Romania no arribaven, i la força de treball dels joves es va transformar en malestar, queixa i violència contra el dictador, foragitant-lo del país, atrapant-lo més tard i executant-lo finalment.
Ara a Egipte, la mitjana d'edat dels 80 milions d'habitants és de 24 anys i Hosni Mubarak, militar de professió, governava des de 1981. A Tunísia, el president derrocat Ben Alí, amb carrera militar, va accedir al poder per mitjà d'un cop d'Estat el 1987.
En tots aquests països, s'ha donat pobresa, misèria, manca de feina i d'oportunitats per sobreviure. Però això no és tot. El pes demogràfic dels joves ha estat determinant. L'avortament estava prohibit, fet que ha permès el creixement constant de la població. Paral·lelament, els governs han estat durant dècades a mans de dictadors amb règims opressors i repressors. A més, una família extensa i corrupta de persones en els governs es repartien la riquesa del país i abusaven dels seus compatriotes. Però en els darrers anys, la tecnologia ha arribat a tot arreu, especialment les xarxes socials, que has permès comunicar-se sense obstacles. Per últim destacar el canvi de política dels EUA, evitant l'intervencionisme en favor d'aquests governs.
El món àrab no és distint a d'altres móns, ni tampoc està exempt de conflictes polítics que es repeteixen tard o d'hora si es donen un seguit de condicions: manca de feina i de perspectives econòmiques, sistema polític dictatorial, corrupció, cap oportunitat d'ascens social. Tanmateix la solució als seus problemes, els joves, s'ha convertit en el catalitzador de totes aquestes condicions i en la clau per a l'aparició del conflicte més important dels països àrabs: la caiguda dels governs i la transformació dels sistemes polítics.
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The Net Delusion
Does free information mean free people? At the start of the twenty-first century we were promised that the internet would liberate the world. We could come together as never before, and from Iran's ‘twitter revolution’ to Facebook ‘activism’, technological innovation would spread democracy to oppressed peoples everywhere. We couldn’t have been more wrong. In The Net Delusion Evgeny Morozov destroys this myth, arguing that 'internet freedom' is an illusion, and that technology has failed to help protect people’s rights. Not only that – in many cases the internet is actually helping authoritarian regimes. From China to Russia to Iran, oppressive governments are using cyberspace to stifle dissent: planting clandestine propaganda, employing sophisticated digital censorship and using online surveillance. We are all being manipulated in more subtle ways too – becoming pacified by the net, instead of truly engaging. This book is a wake-up call. It shows us how our misplaced faith in cyber-utopia means the West risks missing the real challenges. Morozov argues that we must look at other ways of promoting democracy abroad, and forces us – policymakers and citizens alike – to recognize that all our freedoms are at stake.- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Allen Lane (6 Jan 2011)
- ISBN-10: 1846143535
- ISBN-13: 978-1846143533
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm
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