The Big Disconnect: Why The Internet Hasn't Transformed Politics (Yet)

The Big Disconnect: Why The Internet Hasn't Transformed Politics (Yet)
ISBN-10
1939293510
ISBN-13
9781939293510
Category
Political Science
Pages
254
Language
English
Published
2014-09-15
Publisher
OR Books
Author
Micah L. Sifry

Description

The web and social media have enabled an explosive increase in participation in the public arena—but not much else has changed. For the next step beyond connectivity, writes Sifry, “we need a real digital public square, not one hosted by Facebook, shaped by Google and snooped on by the National Security Agency. If we don’t build one, then any notion of democracy as ‘rule by the people’ will no longer be meaningful. We will be a nation of Big Data, by Big Email, for the powers that be.”

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