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I’m beginning to think a free, international Internet isn’t compatible with democracy. The medium is the message and the message of the Internet might end up be
by karatestomp 7y ago
I’m beginning to think a free, international Internet isn’t compatible with democracy. The medium is the message and the message of the Internet might end up being autocracy and hyper-effective propaganda and disinformation. I’m not sure it practically can live up to what we hoped it would be—some kind of liberating, enlightening force. It may just not be that, and it may be that no amount of tinkering will fix it.
- xxpor 7y agoAn uneducated populace isn't compatible with democracy. This is just yet another manifestation of that.
- bilbo0s 7y agoI don't think there will be a free, international internet much longer. Between the money that can be made by local internet companies and the dangers to the incumbent power structures, I'm sure we'll start seeing more and more china-like internet setups in the future.