Competitive Political Regime and Internet Control : Case Studies of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia
ISBN: 9781443860802
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Subjects: Computer Science/ IT;

Why are policies of internet control adopted in a democratic state, while internet freedom is guaranteed in a more authoritarian context? In this work on the comparative politics of internet control, it is argued that regime type per se is not the direct determinant of the internet control outcome. Instead, the book proposes an alternative model that addresses the intensity of online transgressiveness and the capacity of online civil society. While online transgressiveness propels governments...


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