Misunderstanding the Internet av James Curran, Natalie Fenton, Des Freedman

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<P>The growth of the internet has been spectacular. There are now more than 3 billion internet users across the globe, some 40 per cent of the world¿s population. The internet¿s meteoric rise is a phenomenon of enormous significance for the economic, political and social life of contemporary societies. </P><P></P><P>However, much popular and academic writing about the internet continues to take a celebratory view, assuming that the internet¿s potential will be realised in essentially positive and transformative ways. This was especially true in the euphoric moment of the mid-1990s, when many commentators wrote about the internet with awe and wonderment. While this moment may be over, its underlying technocentrism ¿ the belief that technology determines outcomes ¿ lingers on and, with it, a failure to understand the internet in its social, economic and political contexts.</P><P></P><I><P>Misunderstanding the Internet</I> is a short introduction, encompassing the history, sociology, poli