The internet
Wiener, Gary.
The internet / Gary Wiener, book editor. - Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2010. - 270 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Global viewpoints . - Global viewpoints. .
Includes bibliographical references
The internet makes distance matter less for good and ill / The internet is destroying the world / The internet will fracture, rather than join, cultures / Online social media offer the freedom to share boring content / China uses harsh rehabilitation techniques on young internet addicts / In Bangladesh, the internet is improving people's lives / South Africans' lives have been changed by the internet / The internet will undermine serious journalism in Australia / In Canada, the internet is slowly changing political campaigns / Iran's dissidents use social networking to challenge government power / Technology will not stop evil regimes / The internet will save China / In England, the internet has the potential to engage voters in the political system / Internet filters in Australia are not worth the cost / Japan's internet regulations may create more problems than they solve / Barry S. Fagin -- A.N. Wilson -- Hervé Fischer -- J. Peder Zane -- Ariana Eunjung Cha -- Kevin Sullivan -- Hadlee Simons -- David McKnight, Penny O'Donnell -- James Mennie -- Christian Christensen -- Abraham Cooper, Harold Brackman -- Liu Xiaobo -- Peter Kellner -- Nick Farrell -- Chris Salzberg -- Gaza's people need support from the western world to preserve their internet freedom / Cubans need unrestricted internet access / Europe must preserve an open internet / Network neutrality may not be practical / Sweden should legalize online file sharing / Germany must balance internet regulation with freedom of speech / Nigeria must crack down on its cybercriminals / Russian organized crime pervades the world wide web / Terrorist organizations use the internet for recruitment / Australia must fight internet crime and support its victims / Cyberwar is an exaggeration / Niv Lillian, Nir Boms -- Rogelio Vilarreal -- Cory Doctorow -- Bill Thompson -- Karl Sigfrid -- Giampiero Giacomello -- Zakariyya Adaramola -- Rob Sharp -- Gabriel Weimann -- Lynne Roberts -- Globally, cyberwarfare is a threat to national security / Kenneth Geers -- Evgeny Morozov.
9780737749359 (hardcover) 0737749350 (hardcover) 9780737749366 (pbk.) 0737749369 (pbk.)
2010005978
Internet--Social aspects--Juvenile literature.
Internet--Political aspects--Juvenile literature.
Computer crimes--Juvenile literature.
HM 851 / .W53
The internet / Gary Wiener, book editor. - Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2010. - 270 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Global viewpoints . - Global viewpoints. .
Includes bibliographical references
The internet makes distance matter less for good and ill / The internet is destroying the world / The internet will fracture, rather than join, cultures / Online social media offer the freedom to share boring content / China uses harsh rehabilitation techniques on young internet addicts / In Bangladesh, the internet is improving people's lives / South Africans' lives have been changed by the internet / The internet will undermine serious journalism in Australia / In Canada, the internet is slowly changing political campaigns / Iran's dissidents use social networking to challenge government power / Technology will not stop evil regimes / The internet will save China / In England, the internet has the potential to engage voters in the political system / Internet filters in Australia are not worth the cost / Japan's internet regulations may create more problems than they solve / Barry S. Fagin -- A.N. Wilson -- Hervé Fischer -- J. Peder Zane -- Ariana Eunjung Cha -- Kevin Sullivan -- Hadlee Simons -- David McKnight, Penny O'Donnell -- James Mennie -- Christian Christensen -- Abraham Cooper, Harold Brackman -- Liu Xiaobo -- Peter Kellner -- Nick Farrell -- Chris Salzberg -- Gaza's people need support from the western world to preserve their internet freedom / Cubans need unrestricted internet access / Europe must preserve an open internet / Network neutrality may not be practical / Sweden should legalize online file sharing / Germany must balance internet regulation with freedom of speech / Nigeria must crack down on its cybercriminals / Russian organized crime pervades the world wide web / Terrorist organizations use the internet for recruitment / Australia must fight internet crime and support its victims / Cyberwar is an exaggeration / Niv Lillian, Nir Boms -- Rogelio Vilarreal -- Cory Doctorow -- Bill Thompson -- Karl Sigfrid -- Giampiero Giacomello -- Zakariyya Adaramola -- Rob Sharp -- Gabriel Weimann -- Lynne Roberts -- Globally, cyberwarfare is a threat to national security / Kenneth Geers -- Evgeny Morozov.
9780737749359 (hardcover) 0737749350 (hardcover) 9780737749366 (pbk.) 0737749369 (pbk.)
2010005978
Internet--Social aspects--Juvenile literature.
Internet--Political aspects--Juvenile literature.
Computer crimes--Juvenile literature.
HM 851 / .W53