The Net Delusion
How Not to Liberate the World
by Evgeny Morozov

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Author(s)

Evgeny Morozov

Publication

London : Penguin Books, 2012

Scope

414 Pages, 20 cm.

ISBN

9780141049571

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We were promised that the internet would set us free. From the Middle East's 'twitter revolution' to Facebook activism, technology would spread democracy and bring us together as never before. We couldn't have been more wrong. In The Net Delusion Evgeny Morozov shows why internet freedom is an illusion. Not only that - in many cases the net is actually helping oppressive regimes to stifle dissent, track dissidents and keep people pacified, with companies such as Google and Amazon helping them do it. This book shows that free information doesn't mean free people - and that, right now, everyone's liberty is at stake.

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Keywords

future scenario's , internet , new media

Location

Cabinet 11 - 4: Digitale Media & Internet

Remarks

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