Internet Regulation and Online Censorship

This paper explores the development of Internet regulation policies worldwide since the birth of the World Wide Web, describes the advantages and disadvantages of the main filtering methods in use today, and presents two of the most important Internet Regulation Systems (IRS) implemented in authoritarian regimes and Western democracies around the globe. Moreover, the authors propose the conduction of well-designed surveys worldwide in order to measure Internet User's opinion and use such results as a starting point for developing a fair “Internet Regulation System” (fair IRS) in the future. Last, the authors introduce a new online tool for conducting related surveys, www.WebObserver.net project.

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Internet regulation: The need for more transparent Internet filtering systems and improved measurement of public opinion on Internet filtering

First Monday ◽

10.5210/fm.v16i10.3266 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Nikolaos Koumartzis ◽

Andreas Veglis

Keyword(s):

Public Opinion ◽

World Wide ◽

National Level ◽

Great Majority ◽

Authoritarian Regimes ◽

Internet Filtering ◽

Internet Regulation ◽

Internet Users ◽

The World ◽

Western Democracies

All around the world, the phenomenon of Internet regulation is on the rise as more and more countries implement such policies, from Asian authoritarian regimes to Western democracies. At the same time, the great majority of Internet users are not aware that they access a filtered version of World Wide Web due to the “non–transparent” policy of many governments, something that results to a very dangerous precedent for the future of the Internet. In this paper, the authors promote and encourage the participation of Internet users in the designing procedure of Internet Regulation Systems (IRSs), as a way to develop effective and ethically correct systems. This can be done via well–formatted surveys conducted in national level in order to measure public opinion and point out user’s needs. To justify their approach, the authors discuss the results of the available related surveys conducted around the globe. Last, in order to attract researchers in the field, they launched a portal for the International project WebObserver.net (http://webobserver.net/) via which they provide all the needed tools for researchers to conduct such surveys with ease and with the minimum time needed.

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Democracy, Narcissism, and the World Wide Web

Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology ◽

10.5840/techne201216317 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 252-274

Author(s):

Craig Condella ◽

Keyword(s):

World Wide Web ◽

Martin Heidegger ◽

World Wide ◽

Modern Technology ◽

Authoritarian Regimes ◽

Individual Freedom ◽

The World ◽

Ongoing Development ◽

Democratic Ideals

Against a thinker like Martin Heidegger who takes restraints on individual freedom and the promotion of authoritarianism as implicit features in the ongoing development of technology, Andrew Feenberg argues for a “democratic rationalization” of modern technology whereby people effectively choose their own futures, not in spite of their tools, but increasingly because of them. Acknowledging the Web’s democratic potential, I believe that a new threat—far different from authoritarian regimes or structures—has emerged: a rampant and multifarious narcissism that threatens to drown democratic ideals in a wave of self-obsession and self-promotion.

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HTML5 and the Mobile Web

International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy ◽

10.4018/jide.2012040104 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 40-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kevin Curran ◽

Aaron Bond ◽

Gavin Fisher

Keyword(s):

World Wide Web ◽

Mobile Devices ◽

Web Sites ◽

World Wide ◽

Development Process ◽

Web Applications ◽

Mobile Web ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

The World ◽

Uniform Solution

Accessing the Web from mobile devices is a popular practice. Trends show that the mobile space is becoming the method through which many consumers access content – both through native and web applications. These applications have expanded the browsing experience, but have also complicated the development process. A need exists for a simple, uniform solution which HTML5 is attempting to address. HTML is a mark-up language, now on its fifth edition, used for structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web. Because of the large increase in users of mobile devices, internet access on these devices is widely used. The creation of web sites, web documents, and applications are done with HTML5, as it is compatible with both PC and mobile device browsers. However, with its lengthy development process, it is not yet apparent if HTML5 can incorporate the demands of developers in a changing environment. This paper provides an overview of the use of HTML5 in structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web and compatibility issues on mobile browsers, key features, tool’s, and the advantages and disadvantages on the mobile web devices as well as the state of the mobile web.

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Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0

Encyclopedia of E-Business Development and Management in the Global Economy ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-611-7.ch121 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 1203-1210 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Tobias Kollmann ◽

Carina Lomberg

Keyword(s):

World Wide Web ◽

Web 2.0 ◽

World Wide ◽

Web 3.0 ◽

The Past ◽

Current Trends ◽

Starting Point ◽

The World ◽

Business Opportunities ◽

Generation Technology

Both, Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 were linked directly to new stages in the development of e-business. Whereas the distinction between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 became widely accepted in literature and practice, we are merely at the beginning of the possibilities arising from current trends culminating in our information society. Information emerges increasingly as a major factor of production, allowing the activation of innovative business opportunities. However, over the past years, a sheer explosion of supplies has taken place. This development is both a blessing and a curse as it leads to an oversupply of information within the World Wide Web. Thus, the time needed for finding required information may take longer eventually. Therefore, a next generation technology is needed being capable to cope with these challenges. Due to the logic of this chain of ideas, Web 3.0 technologies are characterized particularly by demand-orientated systems, i.e. demand for objects and services are at the centre. Starting point are demand-driven registration and specification systems. The consumer is at the centre of these processes and will gain individual help, comparable to an information desk. Not only information but also individual products and services may be released (customized products).

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INCREASING THE AUTONOMY OF DELIBERATIVE AGENTS WITH A CASE-BASED REASONING SYSTEM

International Journal of Computational Intelligence and Applications ◽

10.1142/s1469026803000823 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 03 (01) ◽

pp. 101-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

J. M. CORCHADO ◽

R. LAZA ◽

L. BORRAJO ◽

J. C. YAÑES ◽

M. VALIÑO

Keyword(s):

World Wide Web ◽

Computer Networks ◽

World Wide ◽

Case Based Reasoning ◽

Agent Based ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Reasoning System ◽

The World ◽

Case Based

This paper shows how deliberative agents can be built by means of a case-based reasoning system. The concept of deliberative agent is introduced and the case-based reasoning model is presented. Once the advantages and disadvantages of such agents have been discussed, it will be shown how to solve some of their inconveniences, especially those related to their implementation and adaptation. The World Wide Web has emerged as one of the most popular vehicle for disseminating and sharing information through computer networks; a distributed agent-based solution for e-business, in which such agents have been used, is also presented and evaluated in this paper.

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Citizen science and the professional-amateur divide: lessons from differing online practices

Journal of Science Communication ◽

10.22323/2.18010206 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (01) ◽

pp. A06 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Liz Dowthwaite ◽

James Sprinks

Keyword(s):

World Wide Web ◽

Citizen Science ◽

World Wide ◽

Creative Arts ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

The World ◽

Infrastructural Support

Online citizen science platforms increasingly provide types of infrastructural support previously only available to organisationally-based professional scientists. Other practices, such as creative arts, also exploit the freedom and accessibility afforded by the World Wide Web to shift the professional-amateur relationship. This paper compares communities from these two areas to show that disparate practices can learn from each other to better understand their users and their technology needs. Three major areas are discussed: mutual acknowledgement, infrastructural support, and platform specialisation. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of differing practices, and lessons that can be learnt for online citizen science platforms.

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