User Rights for the Internet Age: Online Policy According to Netizens

The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, social and cultural consequences. This chapter by Arne Hintz and Stefania Milan contains sections on "The Policy Environment: Spotlight on the State", "'Netizens' and Net Activism", "Policy Agendas: User Rights for the Internet Age", "Practices of Intervention: Bypassing the Law", and "Toward an Enabling Policy Environment".

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781444395433.ch14/summary