Il nuovo libro di Evgeny Morozov recensito dall'Economist :
The idea that the internet was fomenting revolution and promoting democracy in Iran was just the latest example of the widely held belief that communications technology, and the internet in particular, is inherently pro-democratic. In this gleefully iconoclastic book, Evgeny Morozov takes a stand against this “cyber-utopian” view, arguing that the internet can be just as effective at sustaining authoritarian regimes. By assuming that the internet is always pro-democratic, he says, Western policymakers are operating with a “voluntary intellectual handicap” that makes it harder rather than easier to Promote democracy.
The other side of the Net as a tool of political revolution: how it can be used to anesthetize the contrary, what its impact has been analyzed on the surface, the manner in which governments have managed the impact so counterproductive:
The root of the problem, Mr. Morozov Argüeso, Is that Western policymakers see an all-too-neat parallel with the role radio propaganda and photocopiers That May Have played in undermining the Soviet Union. A native of Belarus, Mr. Morozov (who has written for Occasionally The Economist) says this oversimplification of history has led to the erroneous CONCLUSION That Promoting internet access and "Internet freedom "Will Have a similar effect on Authoritarian Regimes today.
So what? Morozov appears disappointed with what has been done up to now, more than pessimistic. Proposes an approach called "cyber-realism" to replace the cyber-utopian. Apparently, however, does not elaborate on this aspect:
But he presents little in the way of specific prescriptions, other Than to stress the Importance of Considering the social and political context in Which technology is deployed, Rather Than Focusing on the Characteristics Itself of the technology, as Tend to internet gurus. Every Authoritarian regime is different, he Argüeso, I know it is implausible That The Same Each approach will work in homes; Detailed local knowledge is vital. Yet HAVING done Such a good job of knocking down His opponents' arguments, it is a pity he does not have more to offer concrete Proposals In Their Place.
[I do not convince me at all, but I think interesting]
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