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The Net Delusion
The Dark Side of Internet Freedom
Book Summary
Argues that people must stop thinking of the Internet and social media as instant cures for repression, and asserts that, in some cases, these technological advances can even be used to threaten democracy.
This book is about:
- Access control,
- Computers,
- Censorship,
- Internet,
- Freedom of information,
- Political aspects
NPR stories about The Net Delusion
Digital Life
In The 'Net Delusion,' Internet Serves Oppressors
January 4, 2011 From bloggers of Myanmar's 2007 Saffron Revolution to tweeters of the protests that followed Iran's 2009 election, the Internet has proven itself to be a tool in promoting change and democracy in the world. But Evgeny Morozov, author of The Net Delusion, argues that it will mostly do the opposite.
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