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* [[Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction|Jan 24]] | * [[Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction|Jan 24]] | ||
* [[Paradigms for Studying the Internet|Jan 31]] | * [[Paradigms for Studying the Internet|Jan 31]] | ||
* [[New Economic Models|Feb | * [[Regulating Speech Online|Feb 7]] | ||
* [[Peer Production and Collaboration|Feb | * [[New Economic Models|Feb 14]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Peer Production and Collaboration |Feb 21]] | ||
* [[New and Old Media, Participation, and Information | * [[Copyright in Cyberspace |Feb 28]] | ||
* [[New and Old Media, Participation, and Information |Mar 6]] | |||
* Mar 13 - ''No class'' | * Mar 13 - ''No class'' | ||
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* [[ | * [[Collective Action and Decision-making |Mar 20]] | ||
* [[Internet | * [[Internet and Democracy |Mar 27]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Control and Code: Privacy Online |Apr 3]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Internet and Democracy: The Sequel |Apr 10]] | ||
* [[Internet and | * [[Internet Infrastructure and Regulation |Apr 17]] | ||
* [[ | * [[The Wikileaks Case |Apr 24]] | ||
* [[Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare|May 1]] | * [[Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare|May 1]] | ||
* [[Final Project|May 8]] - ''No class'' | * [[Final Project|May 8]] - ''No class'' | ||
Revision as of 08:56, 12 January 2012
April 10
A decade ago, the Internet was widely seen as a means to diminish the power of countries to regulate the flow of ideas and information. However, we have witnessed the resurgence of national sovereignty in cyberspace, with many countries now resorting to a combination of technology, law and intimidation to reign in the spread of free speech via the Net. Often aided by the technological support of the private sector in the United States, for this class, we will debate the ethics, practicality and implications of Internet censorship.
Assignments
Readings
- Read John Palfrey and Jonathan Zittrain: Reluctant Gatekeepers: Corporate Ethics on a Filtered Internet
- Take a look at the ONI blog
- And the ONI global filtering map
- Explore the Global Network Initiative website GNI, with particular attention to the Principles, Implementation Guidelines, and Governance Framework