Virtual homesteaders built an internet of 'little autocracies.' Is digital democracy doomed? | College of Media, Communication and Information

A new book from Nathan Schneider argues that attempts to impose democracy on the internet have failed for cultural and technical reasons. But what if we used it as a tool to solve these problems?

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