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Making the Internet Unequal
Manage episode 291592537 series 20984
In its early days, the internet appeared to hold the promise of a new form of communication not driven by the profit motive. Yet the sordid state of the internet today was not inevitable, according to scholar Jessa Lingel. Instead, she argues, a process took place — similar to the gentrification of our cities — in which those with wealth and power displaced myriad sites and communities of experimentation and dissent. She also discusses the still untapped potential of dark fibre optic cables right below our feet.
Resources:
Jessa Lingel, The Gentrification of the Internet: How to Reclaim Our Digital Freedom UC Press, 2021
photo: NASA via Unsplash
The post Making the Internet Unequal appeared first on KPFA.
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Manage episode 291592537 series 20984
In its early days, the internet appeared to hold the promise of a new form of communication not driven by the profit motive. Yet the sordid state of the internet today was not inevitable, according to scholar Jessa Lingel. Instead, she argues, a process took place — similar to the gentrification of our cities — in which those with wealth and power displaced myriad sites and communities of experimentation and dissent. She also discusses the still untapped potential of dark fibre optic cables right below our feet.
Resources:
Jessa Lingel, The Gentrification of the Internet: How to Reclaim Our Digital Freedom UC Press, 2021
photo: NASA via Unsplash
The post Making the Internet Unequal appeared first on KPFA.
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