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Using circumventing media to counteract authoritarian regimes.

Faraon, Montathar ; Atashi, Samira ; Kaipanen, Mauri and Gustafsson, Nils LU orcid (2011) IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-DEMOCRACY, EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE p.251-254
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.
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keywords
Circumventing media, decentralization, social media, citizen empowerment, uprising, revolution
host publication
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-DEMOCRACY, EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
editor
Bradley, Gunilla ; Whitehouse, Diane and Singh, Gurmit
pages
251 - 254
conference name
IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-DEMOCRACY, EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
conference location
Rome, Italy
conference dates
2011-07-20 - 2011-07-26
external identifiers
  • scopus:84865099389
ISBN
978-972-8939-36-6
project
Viral politik. Politisk mobilisering i sociala medier
language
English
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  author       = {{Faraon, Montathar and Atashi, Samira and Kaipanen, Mauri and Gustafsson, Nils}},
  booktitle    = {{PROCEEDINGS OF THE IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-DEMOCRACY, EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE}},
  editor       = {{Bradley, Gunilla and Whitehouse, Diane and Singh, Gurmit}},
  isbn         = {{978-972-8939-36-6}},
  keywords     = {{Circumventing media; decentralization; social media; citizen empowerment; uprising; revolution}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{251--254}},
  title        = {{Using circumventing media to counteract authoritarian regimes.}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/6227019/2028942.pdf}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}