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The claim establishes one of the central debates of our time: the power relationship between sovereignty and networks.

The overgrowth of tools threatens persons in ways which are profoundly new, though they are also analogous to traditional forms of nuisance and tort. These threats are of a new kind, because their perpetrators and victims are the same people: both operators and clients of inexorably destructive tools. Though some people may cash in on the game at f

In his book Democracy Incorporated, Wolin, who taught political philosophy at Berkeley and at Princeton, uses the phrase inverted totalitarianism to describe our system of power. Inverted totalitarianism, unlike classical totalitarianism, does not revolve around a demagogue or charismatic leader. It finds expression in the anonymity of the corporat

one is “in charge of” this ocean of content; no person or board decided that one more photo-sharing utility was needed, or green-lighted the cornucopia of media for blogging, tweeting, or newsfeeds. The core is characterized by government bodies, approval loops, and people and groups with the formal power to say no. There’s a great deal less of

La culture dans son ensemble paraissait encourager la parole, mais les réseaux sociaux s’étaient transformés en piège, et ce qu’ils voulaient véritablement, c’était se débarrasser de l’individu.

alternatives forms of control via reputation systems,