The document discusses critical theory, the Frankfurt School, and their views on mass communication and technology. It introduces critical theory as critiquing and changing society, with assumptions that knowledge is power, people are organized hierarchically, and critical theorists value individuality. It then discusses the Frankfurt School, including key members like Adorno, Horkheimer, and Habermas, and how they applied critical theory to analyze capitalism and its relationship to mass communication and culture industries. The document asks what the Frankfurt School's views might be on the emancipatory potential of new technologies like the Internet.