The Net Delusion
The Dark Side of Internet Freedom
Against the belief that connectivity brings democracy, argued from the states that use the same tools to control.
Morozov attacks the belief that connectivity produces democracy, arguing that authoritarian states have proved adept at using the same networks for surveillance, propaganda and distraction. Written by a Belarusian at the height of the Twitter-revolution enthusiasm, and deliberately unfashionable.
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Dambisa Moyo
I think it’s a brilliant insight, from a very young author from Belarus who lives in the West. Some people tend to dismiss his ideas because we live in a world where people believe what they want to believe. It’s like the aid world – everyone wants to believe that giving money to Africa helps. Everybody wants to believe that social media have been the reason why Iran, Egypt and other places have had uprisings.
Interview · May 2011
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