a review of Scott Malcomson, Splinternet: How Geopolitics and Commerce Are Fragmenting the World Wide Web (OR Books, 2016) by Richard Hill ~ The implicit premise of this valuable book is that “we study the past to understand the present;… Read More ›
internet governance
Dissecting the “Internet Freedom” Agenda
a review of Shawn M. Powers and Michael Jablonski, The Real Cyber War: The Political Economy of Internet Freedom (University of Illinois Press, 2015) by Richard Hill ~ Disclosure: the author of this review is thanked in the Preface of… Read More ›
The Internet vs. Democracy
a review of Robert W. McChesney, Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy (The New Press, 2014) by Richard Hill ~ Many of us have noticed that much of the news we read is the same, no… Read More ›
“Internet Freedom”: Digital Empire?
a review of Dan Schiller, Digital Depression: Information Technology and Economic Crisis (University of Illinois Press, 2014) by Richard Hill ~ Disclosure: the author of this review is mentioned in the Acknowledgements section of the reviewed book. … Read More ›