Morozov: this is not what I am seeing
Morosov has "travelled a lot" and has never seen Internet used for any serious political activism. Go to any Internet cafe in the developing world and you will see what Internet is actually used for.
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Technology: Oppressor or liberator? »Technology: Oppressor or liberator?
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ICT's capacity to spread democracy? »ICT's capacity to spread democracy?
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Cyber-utopianism »Cyber-utopianism
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Cyber-utopians overstate the revolutionary potential of the Internet »Cyber-utopians overstate the revolutionary potential of the Internet
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Web campaigns disengage youth from protests »Web campaigns disengage youth from protests
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Internet encourages slacktivism »Internet encourages slacktivism
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eActivism substitutes traditional forms of offline participation »eActivism substitutes traditional forms of offline participation
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Online activities replace traditional offline participation »Online activities replace traditional offline participation
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Internet activists do not engage in other activities »Internet activists do not engage in other activities
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People can use Internet both for pornography and political activism »People can use Internet both for pornography and political activism
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Morozov: this is not what I am seeing
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Other travelers will report different experiences »Other travelers will report different experiences
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