When we define Cyberpolitics it means the politics that exists predominately on the Internet.
By Edemocracy we mean the internet's intervention in and contribution to real world politics that exists in mainstream society or off the internet. Edemocracy consists of everything from political campaigning on the internet and the governments use of the internet to raise awareness.
So it can be said that democracy holds large importance on the internet.
Lets consider free speech and censorship...
Deliberation and discussion are key attributes of democracy, maybe talk is the most important element of democratic activity. The ability to convince and the willingness to be convinced are what provide the give and take that makes democracy something for all citizens. And that requires access to free speech.
Is free speech a basic right? In Australia we don't have the constitutional right to free speech... that's Americanism. The battle between free speech and censorship of the internet still prevails...
But where do hackers come into the equation...
Hackers have a bad name... but the word 'hacker' has various meanings that reunite in the work of the hacker: it suggests both cutting through thick foliage and managing or coping with a difficult situation, often with an appropriate application of ingenuity or a creative practical joke. Can you hack it?
Hackers seek to free information.
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