Cyber-utopians overstate the revolutionary potential of the Internet
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Technology: Oppressor or liberator? »Technology: Oppressor or liberator?
ICT's capacity to spread democracy? »ICT's capacity to spread democracy?
Cyber-utopianism »Cyber-utopianism
Cyber-utopians overstate the revolutionary potential of the Internet
Social media create "weak ties", insufficient for high risk activism »Social media create "weak ties", insufficient for high risk activism
Social media do not help revolutions to happen or succeed »Social media do not help revolutions to happen or succeed
Technology gurus engage in quasi-religious discourse about Internet »Technology gurus engage in quasi-religious discourse about Internet
The Internet for democracy hype is made of naive cliches »The Internet for democracy hype is made of naive cliches
Web campaigns disengage youth from protests »Web campaigns disengage youth from protests
The internet has become the "world's town square" »The internet has become the "world's town square"
This denunciation of cyber-utopianism is a typical straw man argument »This denunciation of cyber-utopianism is a typical straw man argument
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