The Dark Net (Morozov)

Key points in his argument include

• There is too much information
• We are being monitored
• Big Media companies are not neccessarily benevolent and have a lot of information about us these comapnies are 'nudging' or manipulating our lifetsyle and cultural choices
• Cyber security is an concern as Western intelligences trade in cyber intelligence with rogue states
• The Arab Spring and revolutions cannot be attributed solely to the pwere of the internet
• The idea of a sharing economy is flawed as everyone is out to make money even if it is free to begin with. Human nature means we all have an angle or an ulterior purpose..
• In creating an internet identity or persona we are becoming increasingly narcissistic and obsessed with the cult of the self

You can balance your essay by structuring a response with an opposition.

Remember Levi - Strauss and his theory of binary oppositions theory of  narrative..

Utopia  vs Dystopia

Make a list of reasons why 'media in the online age' could be described as either of these.

We came up with these for the dystopian vision of the internet;

• Sharing can lead to fanatics building support and influencingyoug people
• Self-esteem can be damaged by the cult of the self developed by a narcissistic web
• Piracy
• Scamming
• Anonymity can allow users to escape accountability
• Trolling
• Pornography
• Snooping\Stalking
• Cyber bullying
• Digital footprints cannot be erased
• Surveillance
• Hacking
• Censorship still operates
• Big Media still have hegemony they may just be new companies
• Celebrity driven culture
• Technology does not set us free it enslaves us
• The internet makes us stupid
• Virality also means viruses
• Culture is dumbed down into 140 characters
• Propaganda is used in more sophisticated ways