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Breves reflexões sobre Poder e Ciberespaço
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Num Estado de Direito, a luta política entre os vários grupos, que
defendem ou atacam interesses de classe, económicos, profissionais, geracionais,
de género, ou outros, embora regulada, é uma constante. Governos, empresas e
cidadãos, individulamente ou em grupo, lutam pelos seus objectivos estabelecendo
relações de poder. Os media sempre tiveram um papel instrumental neste contexto
e o novo media do séc. XXI – o ciberespaço – não é excepção. As características
estruturais e funcionais deste instrumento criaram novas condições para a mobilização
e participação políticas, reavivando a crença na acção libertadora da técnica.
Por outro lado, nenhuma outra tecnologia promoveu tanta concentração de
poder nas grandes empresas da indústria digital, ou criou semelhantes condições
para a vigilância activa dos cidadãos por parte dos Estados. Este artigo reune
algumas reflexões sobre a importância do ciberespaço como dimensão de poder.
Abstract: The political struggle among groups defending or attacking class, economic, professional, generational, gender or any other interests, although regulated, is a constant. Governments, businesses and citizens, individually or as a group, fight for their porpuses by establishing relations of power between them, the media had always played an instrumental role with this regard and the new media of the 21st century – the cyberspace – is no exception. The structural and functional features of this new media fosters the conditions for the mobilisation and political action, bringing to life the strong belief on the liberating role of the technique. On the other hand, no other technology has promoted so much concentration of power in large companies, namely the digital industry, or created similar conditions for State surveillance of their citizens. This article gives us some reflections on the meaning of cyberspace as a dimension of power.
Abstract: The political struggle among groups defending or attacking class, economic, professional, generational, gender or any other interests, although regulated, is a constant. Governments, businesses and citizens, individually or as a group, fight for their porpuses by establishing relations of power between them, the media had always played an instrumental role with this regard and the new media of the 21st century – the cyberspace – is no exception. The structural and functional features of this new media fosters the conditions for the mobilisation and political action, bringing to life the strong belief on the liberating role of the technique. On the other hand, no other technology has promoted so much concentration of power in large companies, namely the digital industry, or created similar conditions for State surveillance of their citizens. This article gives us some reflections on the meaning of cyberspace as a dimension of power.
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Ciberespaço, Media, Ciberutopia, Poder
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CEDIS - Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento sobre Direito e Sociedade