RSA ANIMATE: The Internet in Society: Empowering or Censoring Citizens?

Does the internet actually inhibit, rather than encourage democracy? In this RSA Animate adapted from a talk given in 2009, Evgeny Morozov presents an alternative take on ‘cyber-utopianism’ – the seductive idea that the internet plays a largely emancipatory role in global politics.

This RSA Animate was taken from a lecture given as part of the RSA’s free public events programme. The RSA is a 258 year-old charity dedicated to driving social progress and spreading world-changing ideas.

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This audio has been edited from the original event by Becca Pyne, series produced by Abi Stephenson.

Animation by Cognitive Media. Andrew Park, the mastermind behind the Animate series and everyone’s favourite hairy hand, discusses their appeal and success in his blog post, ‘Talk to the hand’: http://www.thersa.org/talk-to-the-hand/.