Philosophy:Technolibertarianism

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Technolibertarianism (sometimes referred to as cyberlibertarianism) is a political philosophy with roots in the Internet's early hacker cypherpunk culture in Silicon Valley in the early 1990s and in American libertarianism. The philosophy focuses on minimizing government regulation, censorship or anything else in the way of a "free" World Wide Web. In this case the word "free" is referring to the meaning of libre (no restrictions) not gratis (no cost). Cyber-libertarians embrace fluid, meritocratic hierarchies (which are believed to be best served by markets). The most widely known cyberlibertarian is Julian Assange.[1][2] The term technolibertarian was popularized in critical discourse by technology writer Paulina Borsook.[3][4][5][6]

Technolibertarian principles are defined as:

Notable proponents

  • Julian Assange
  • John Perry Barlow
  • John Gilmore
  • T. J. Rodgers

See also


References

Notes

  1. Jurgenson, N. (2014). [1]. International Journal of Communication
  2. Tariq, O. The End of Digital Libertarianism? . London School of Economics
  3. Borsook, P. (2000). Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech. PublicAffairs. ISBN:1891620789.
  4. Borsook, P. (2001). Cyberselfish: Ravers, Guilders, Cyberpunks, And Other Silicon Valley Life-Forms. Yale Journal of Law and Technology, 3(1): 1–10.
  5. Jordan, Tim. Taylor, Paul. (2013). Hacktivism and Cyberwars: Rebels with a Cause? Routledge. ISBN:1134510756.
  6. Jurgenson, N. (2009). Globalization and Utopia. Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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