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The document discusses concerns about over-reliance on large internet companies and issues around censorship, privacy, and advocacy online. It notes that while the internet and user-generated content have increased freedom of expression, governments and companies can also pressure users and censor content. Alternative nonprofit networks and grassroots spaces are needed to protect rights and give more control to users and civil society.

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Free Culture and Free Speech Rebecca MacKinnon http://Rconversation.blogs.com www.GlobalVoicesOnline.org This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
Silicon Valley's ā€œBenevolent dictatorshipā€ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
From ā€œMao modelā€ to ā€œMurdoch model:ā€ Does triumph of capitalism = triumph of freedom? Natalie Behring http://flickr.com/photos/chinapix/115817611/ World Economic Forum http://flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/374716426/
Where are we going? ā€œ Autocracies & Dictatorshipsā€ ā€œ Democratic Countriesā€ ?
The World Wide Web just by existing isn't solving the ā€œCaring Problemā€: (Ethan Zuckerman's research on global media attention: http://h2odev.law.harvard.edu/ezuckerman/ )ā€
127 million people 2nd largest world economy 12582 CNN.com stories 130 million people 54th largest world economy 937 CNN stories (Courtesy Ethan Zuckerman http://ethanzuckerman.com /)ā€
Alternative to commercial, professional media
Vibrant blogospheres fueled by culture of sharing
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HOWEVER: we need advocacy & activism Blogger arrests: Egypt & Saudi Arabia
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Company-level censorship: Tianya (Chinese blog host)ā€
Privacy issues and surveillance via e-mail services The case of Shi Tao Journalist jailed for 10 years for ā€œrevealing state secrets overseas.ā€ Evidence leading to his conviciton included evidence from Yahoo!
What do companies doā€¦ when usersā€™ rights & interestsā€¦ and host government demands conflict? Government Company User
Itā€™s an issue EVERYWHERE. (U.S. govt. ā€œsecret surveillance,ā€ etc.)ā€ User
Jimbo Wales: ā€œI wonā€™t censorā€ Tradeoff: some countries censor Wikipedia, and will censor Wikia, etc...
Grassroots P2P networks
Non-profit alternatives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
More alternative grassroots spaces needed Civil Society Free Culture Government Company Citizen
From Mao to Murdoch toā€¦ Natalie Behring http://flickr.com/photos/chinapix/115817611/ World Economic Forum http://flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/374716426/ Neha Viswanathan http://flickr.com/photos/nehavish/2621954475/in/set-72157605845209515/
Thanks! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.

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iSummit keynote: Free Culture & Free Speech

  • 1. Free Culture and Free Speech Rebecca MacKinnon http://Rconversation.blogs.com www.GlobalVoicesOnline.org This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
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  • 3. From ā€œMao modelā€ to ā€œMurdoch model:ā€ Does triumph of capitalism = triumph of freedom? Natalie Behring http://flickr.com/photos/chinapix/115817611/ World Economic Forum http://flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/374716426/
  • 4. Where are we going? ā€œ Autocracies & Dictatorshipsā€ ā€œ Democratic Countriesā€ ?
  • 5. The World Wide Web just by existing isn't solving the ā€œCaring Problemā€: (Ethan Zuckerman's research on global media attention: http://h2odev.law.harvard.edu/ezuckerman/ )ā€
  • 6. 127 million people 2nd largest world economy 12582 CNN.com stories 130 million people 54th largest world economy 937 CNN stories (Courtesy Ethan Zuckerman http://ethanzuckerman.com /)ā€
  • 7. Alternative to commercial, professional media
  • 8. Vibrant blogospheres fueled by culture of sharing
  • 10. HOWEVER: we need advocacy & activism Blogger arrests: Egypt & Saudi Arabia
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  • 12. Company-level censorship: Tianya (Chinese blog host)ā€
  • 13. Privacy issues and surveillance via e-mail services The case of Shi Tao Journalist jailed for 10 years for ā€œrevealing state secrets overseas.ā€ Evidence leading to his conviciton included evidence from Yahoo!
  • 14. What do companies doā€¦ when usersā€™ rights & interestsā€¦ and host government demands conflict? Government Company User
  • 15. Itā€™s an issue EVERYWHERE. (U.S. govt. ā€œsecret surveillance,ā€ etc.)ā€ User
  • 16. Jimbo Wales: ā€œI wonā€™t censorā€ Tradeoff: some countries censor Wikipedia, and will censor Wikia, etc...
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  • 19. More alternative grassroots spaces needed Civil Society Free Culture Government Company Citizen
  • 20. From Mao to Murdoch toā€¦ Natalie Behring http://flickr.com/photos/chinapix/115817611/ World Economic Forum http://flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/374716426/ Neha Viswanathan http://flickr.com/photos/nehavish/2621954475/in/set-72157605845209515/
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