Using circumventing media to counteract authoritarian regimes.

Montathar Faraon, Samira Atashi, Mauri Kaipanen, Nils Gustafsson

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    Abstract

    The purpose of this paper is to reflect on how potential circumventing media and communication technologies could potentially assist the information flow when authoritarian regimes decide to block the main channels, such as the Internet and the mobile phone networks. The point of departure is the recent Internet blackouts in countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), such as Egypt, Bahrain and Libya. We discuss several applications that were developed as a re- sponse to state repression in these countries, and their future potential that would allow people to communicate more freely despite Internet and mobile network blackouts.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationPROCEEDINGS OF THE IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-DEMOCRACY, EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
    EditorsGunilla Bradley, Diane Whitehouse, Gurmit Singh
    Pages251-254
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    EventIADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-DEMOCRACY, EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE - Rome, Italy
    Duration: 2011 Jul 202011 Jul 26

    Conference

    ConferenceIADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-DEMOCRACY, EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityRome
    Period2011/07/202011/07/26

    Subject classification (UKÄ)

    • Political Science

    Free keywords

    • Circumventing media
    • decentralization
    • social media
    • citizen empowerment
    • uprising
    • revolution

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