Response to Philip N. Howard's review of The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom

Morozov, Evgeny

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Response to Philip N. Howard's review of The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom

Morozov, Evgeny·2011·Perspectives on Politics

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I'm grateful to Professor Howard for writing a thoughtful review of my book. I agree with some of his charges but find the policy agenda that follows from his critique to be somewhat naïve.

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Authors: Morozov, E.
Corresponding author: Morozov, Evgeny
Venue: Perspectives on Politics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published: 2011-12
Volume: 9
Issue: 4
Pages: 897-897
ISSN: 1537-5927 (ISSN-L)
1541-0986
DOI: 10.1017/s1537592711004026
OpenAlex: W2328692034
Cited by: 88
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 36.12
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 7 d)
Locations: Perspectives on Politics (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Communication › Social Media and Politics
Social Sciences › Law › Freedom of Expression and Defamation
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Media Influence and Politics
Keywords: internet freedom, internet regulation, internet censorship, internet policy

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