"Algorithms seem to me, at this point, the closest thing we have to demons." (Douglas Rushkoff) Douglas Rushkoff is a highly stimulating speaker with a comprehensive but original view of the problem of internet tyranny.
Russia is preparing itself to be disconnected from the World Wide Web. The Lower House of Parliament passed in the first reading a law ensuring the security of the Russian part of the internet. The bill envisions the ‘Runet’ – the Russian segment of the internet – being able to operate independently from the rest of the world in case of global malfunctions or deliberate internet disconnection.
Republished from http://www.colorofchange.org/opennet/
Dear friends,
So Australia's Rudd Government proclaims that some internet content is "simply not suitable in a civilised society".
Mmmm, smells of public communications consultant speak!
The original article, by Tristan Ewins was originally published on leftfocus.blogspot.com on 7 Apr 09.)
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