The closing of the net /

"How are political decisions influencing the future direction of internet communication? As the interests of powerful businesses become more embedded in the online world, so these corporations seek greater exemption from liability. They are manipulating governments and policy-makers, blocking a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Horten, Monica, 1960- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2016.
Subjects:	Internet > Political aspects. Internet > Law and legislation. Corporations > Political activity. Copyright and electronic data processing. Interactive multimedia > Moral and ethical aspects. COMPUTERS > Internet > General.
Online Access:	Cover image

Table of Contents:

Power and the Internet
Private Lives, Public Policy
The PRISM Agenda
Surveilling Liabilities
Net Neutrality under pressure
Filtering Policy
The Co-Operation Agenda
Blocking Judgements
A Dark Cloud
Closing Pressures.