Tag Archives: Freedom of Information

'Freedom of speech for a more just environment': WikiLeaks

‘We’ve exposed the worlds secrets. Been attacked by the powerful. For 500 days now I’ve been detained without charge, but that hasn’t stopped us’ (Julian Assange in the opening to The Julian Assange Show).   The Assange story has fascinated people around the world – so much so that we now have documentaries, shows and […]

It’s not machines, it’s the way they’re used

  ‘Heaven knows, I’m not comparing the internet to a hurtling death trap. But the internet has its destructive side just as the automobile does … As with the car, criticism of the internet’s shortcomings, risks, and perils has been silenced, or ignored’ (Lee Siegel) . The cyborg-ish figure of the terminator (the T-800) blurred […]