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. 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 event marks the publication of Evgeny Morozov’s new book The Net Delusion: How Not to Liberate The World.
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http://www.npr.org/2012/09/13/161111316/are-superpacs-good-for-democracy
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http://www.npr.org/2012/09/13/161111316/are-superpacs-good-for-democracy
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RN Rear Vision - 27 July 2011 - The United States and democracy
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Guests:
Dr. John J. Tierney Jr, Walter Kohler Professor of International Relations, Institute of World Politics, Washington, DCDoctor Clare Corbould, School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies, Monash University, Melbourne
Dr James Carafano, Deputy Director, The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, Director, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC
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