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Can the Internet be seen to incorporate or hinder the idea of a democratic society in a global market?
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Can the Internet be seen to incorporate or hinder the idea of a democratic society in a global market? The free flow of information was a promised and promoted doctrine, incorporated into the creation of a global network. The developed Internet allowed participants to provide and consume information in a two-way flow of personal and political global interaction. Langham (1996: 54) suggests the convergence of computers, cable and telephony allows 'access to, and manipulation of, a bounty of information and informational products.' It is '...only one amongst many loosely linked networks capable of sending information and moving images across the world'. (McQueen, 1998: 218). The Internet has been viewed as a 'free-space' unfettered by moral codes, promoted as an information provider and as a new means of accessing information. Eric Hirsch argues personal computers, the Internet, and the 'Information Superhighway' offers novel possibilities for the domestic sphere, perceived as challenging...
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