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The Emergence of a Freedom of Information Movement: Anonymous, WikiLeaks, the Pirate Party, and Iceland

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Beyer, Jessica L.·2014·Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
DOI 10.1111/jcc4.12050
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Online rhetoric about the Internet's potential to change society, the need to reform intellectual property laws, and the evils of censorship is becoming increasingly similar across sites. The push for “freedom of information” is not restricted to online spaces, but it appears to be born from such spaces, with the concept itself shaped by the presence of the Internet and its effect on networked societies. Focusing on WikiLeaks, the Pirate Party, Anonymous, and Iceland, I describe the emerging coalescence of “freedom of information” advocates pushing for a simultaneous liberalization and homogenization of freedom of information regulations across democracies.

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Authors
Beyer, J. L.
Affiliations
University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Beyer, Jessica L.
ORCID
Beyer, Jessica L.
Venue
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2013-12-11
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
141-154
ISSN
1083-6101 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/jcc4.12050
OpenAlex
W2059617700
Cited by
87
References
21
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 3
FWCI
15.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 629 d)
Locations
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Social Media and Politics
  • Social Sciences › Law › Freedom of Expression and Defamation
  • Social Sciences › Law › Law, Rights, and Freedoms
Keywords
freedom of information, WikiLeaks, Anonymous (hacktivist collective), Pirate Party, Iceland, digital activism, intellectual property reform, censorship, network society

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