Many of the problems that plagued our media system before the Internet was widely adopted have carried over into the digital domain — consolidation, centralization, and commercialism — and will continue to shape it. Networked technologies do not resolve the contradictions between art and commerce, but rather make commercialism less visible and more pervasive… The pressure to be quick, to appeal to the broadest possible public, to be sensational, to seek easy celebrity, to be attractive to corporate sponsors—these forces multiply online where every click can be measured, every piece of data mined, every view marketed against. Originality and depth eat away at profits online, where faster fortunes are made by aggregating work done by others, attracting eyeballs and ad revenue as a result.
We are in a period of profound societal change and disruption, almost a tectonic shift, brought on by the rapid expansion of digital communication infrastructure and exponential adoption of digital technology. Protection of human rights in the 21st Century will rest on our ability to articulate...
Huffington Post MOSCOW — During President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing next month, he is expected to seal a bilateral agreement on cybersecurity between Russia and China, according to a source close to the Kremlin and confirmed by two other federal officials. and more » |
Why does it take half a police department, predator drones, scud missiles, and fucking SEAL Team 6 to subdue a drunk homeless guy nowadays?
The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog) UK: A crack team of social... |
gulfnews.com SEOUL: Ever since the internet blossomed in the 1990s, cybersecurity was built on the idea that computers could be protected by a digital quarantine. Now, as hackers routinely overwhelm such defences, experts say cybersecurity is beyond due an overhaul. and more » |
Saying “urban” is just them trying their hardest not to say black. Like it would just fucking kill them to admit that black culture has a direct influence high fashion. Calling these looks urban is not the same as crediting black people. It’s nothing more them doing linguistic gymnasts to completely erase black people from black culture.
Since I’m now spending all my free time drawing craptastic 90’s UI, this is the most relevant work music there is.
I love Uplink so much.
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