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Technology: Oppressor or liberator? »Technology: Oppressor or liberator?Technology: Oppressor or liberator?☜This map is the first order of business of the Civilization Project - it explores the political power of social media and the impact of emerging technologies on the future of civilization, with a focus on whether they will enhance or detract from human freedom.☜F1CEB7

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Does the internet favor dictators or dissenters? »Does the internet favor dictators or dissenters?Does the internet favor dictators or dissenters?☜We have mapped this YouTube debate as a first step in a long term project to build a comprehensive map of the impact of the web and related technologies on the open society. It serves as a discussion starter - a seeding debate - that allows a quick canvass of the some of the main issues.☜FFB597

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Pessimistic view »Pessimistic viewPessimistic view☜On balance, the internet will benefit autocratic states more than those promoting openness and democracy.☜59C6EF

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Arguments from history »Arguments from historyArguments from history☜History shows that totalitarian regimes tend to harness new communication technologies to entrench and consolidate their rule and successfully resist attempts to overthrow them.☜98CE71

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Lack of track record »Lack of track recordLack of track record☜To date, no autocratic regime has been brought down by the internet - and the great period of falling autocracies in Eastern Europe and elsewhere preceded the internet.☜98CE71

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Dissolution of Soviet Union »Dissolution of Soviet UnionDissolution of Soviet Union☜In 2005 Mikhail Gorbachev told Kurzweil that emerging decentralized electronic communication was a big factor for fostering democracy in the Soviet Union.☜EF597B

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Decentralization of knowledge is inherently a democratizing forceDecentralization of knowledge is inherently a democratizing force☜☜98CE71

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Gemaakt door: François Dongier
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Gemaakt op (GMT): 2/6/2011 10:27:00 PM
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