How Open and Free is the Internet?

By Evgeny Morozov September 26, 2007 Picnic 2007, Amsterdam How open and free is the Internet?

Whad do we mean by “open”?

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What do we mean by “free”?

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Why do governments feel (increasingly) threatened by the Internet?

I. Better opps for public mobilization and creating issue awareness

II. Better access to better data presented in better ways

III. Facilitate collective action in real time

IV. Impact on world image/national and international security

V. Crowdsourcing documents+Streisand effect==big trouble

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This includes making fun of the national leaders!!!

Can we expect (some) users to outsmart (some) governments?

Rivercrab http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1351155008&size=om

...does it deflect censors' attention from bigger threats to the regime?

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