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Russia Readies Own Web To Survive Global Internet Shutdown

February 14, 2019

Russia Readies Own Web To Survive Global Internet Shutdown Russian authorities and major telecom operators are preparing to disconnect the country from the world wide web as part of an exercise to prepare for future cyber attacks, Russian news agency RosBiznesKonsalting (RBK) reported last week. The purpose of the exercise is to develop a threat analysis and provide feedback to a proposed law […]

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Here’s China’s massive plan to retool the web

November 4, 2018

Here’s China’s massive plan to retool the web The most ambitious project of mass control is the country’s “social credit” system. All Chinese citizens will receive a numerical score reflecting their “trustworthiness.” A”clap for Xi Jingping.” CNBC Screenshot The following is adapted from LikeWar by P. W. Singer and Emerson T. Brooking, a book by […]

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The Demise of Dissent: Why the Web Is Becoming Homogenized

November 17, 2017

The Demise of Dissent: Why the Web Is Becoming Homogenized In other words, we’ll be left with officially generated and sanctioned fake news and “approved” dissent. We’ve all heard that the problem with the web is fake news, i.e. unsubstantiated or erroneous content that’s designed to mislead or sow confusion. The problem isn’t just fake news–it’s the homogenization […]

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A Seneca Cliff for the Web as we know it?

November 1, 2017

A Seneca Cliff for the Web as we know it? We can’t ignore the evidence any longer. The “Web”, intended as a constellation of independent information providers is dying. It is going through a Seneca Cliff of its own, being replaced by a “Trinet”, controlled by the three giant companies, Google, Amazon, and Facebook. I […]

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“It’s Over For Me” Matt Drudge Warns Public “You’re A Pawn In The ‘Ghetto-isation'” Of The Web

October 10, 2015

“It’s Over For Me” Matt Drudge Warns Public “You’re A Pawn In The ‘Ghetto-isation'” Of The Web The very foundation of the free Internet is under severe threat from copyright laws that could ban independent media outlets, according to Matt Drudge. “I had a Supreme Court Justice tell me it’s over for me,” said Drudge, warning web users […]

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Cecil the lion: understanding the secret of a supermeme (and its relevance to climate change ommunication)

August 3, 2015

Cecil the lion: understanding the secret of a supermeme (and its relevance to climate change communication) A “meme” is a unit of knowledge in the communication space. Memes tend to go viral and diffuse rapidly; some are so fast that they can be defined as “supermemes”. Above, you can see the result of a Google […]

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The Web: Destroyer or Savior of Culture, Pay and Employment?

March 22, 2015

The Web: Destroyer or Savior of Culture, Pay and Employment? The cost of creating and distributing content has fallen to near-zero, and that is not going away. Last month I explored the contentious question, Is the Web Destroying the Cultural Economy? In my recent video discussion with analyst Gordon T. Long, we expanded this question to pay […]

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Is the Web Destroying the Cultural Economy?

February 22, 2015

Is the Web Destroying the Cultural Economy? Are we entering a cultural Dark Age, where the talented cannot earn a living creating culture? Longtime correspondent G.F.B. recently sent me this 13-minute Interview with Andrew Keen. This is my first exposure to Keen, and his view that the democratization of the Web is great for politics but a disaster […]

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