The Public Square Project

Reimagining Our Digital Future

The Public Square Project
Peter Lewis, Jordan Guiao
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Paperback
Not defined - 224pg
30 Nov 2021 AU
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9780522878271
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A new blueprint for a more democratic digital spaceWestern democracy has always been anchored by the idea of a public space where people gather to share ideas, mediate difference and make sense of the world. When Facebook blocked Australian users from viewing or sharing news in 2021, it sounded the alarm worldwide on our growing reliance on global tech companies to fulfil this critical role in a digital world. Facebook' s hostile act, constituting a very real threat to participatory democracy, was a direct response to government attempts to regulate Big Tech' s advertising monopoly and to mediate its impact on public interest journalism. The conflict sparked a new sense of urgency around the growing movement to imagine alternative digital spaces that operate in the public interest rather than simply for a commercial bottom line. Can we create sustainable media models to help us tackle society' s problems? Can we engender a civic platform built on facts and civility? Can we control the power of our data and use it to promote the common good? The Public Square Project draws together leading tech scholars, industry experts, writers and activists to chart a path towards a public square worthy of the name.
Jordan Guiao (Author) Jordan Guiao is a Research Fellow at The Australia Institute' s Centre for Responsible Technology. He is a digital strategist and former Head of Social Media for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Special Broadcasting Service. He lived and worked at Silicon Valley and gained unique insights into the technology capital of the world.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780522878271
Published: 30 Nov 2021
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Melbourne University Press
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224

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