Mass self-communication, privacy and user (dis)empowerment

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Abstract

The media and technology landscape is changing fundamentally, with a shift from mass media and personal media to media for mass self-communication. Within this transitional digital media ecosystem we aim to understand if and how users and communities are empowered - as proclaimed in Web 2.0 manifestos - or on the contrary are becoming disempowered. The presentation will discuss how this balance is shifting on a conceptual and a practical level, in co-evolution with technological, economic and social changes. This is demonstrated by issues of dataveillance and privacy.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCommunity-oriented Mediacongres, organised by MEC-KHMechelen, 20 May 2010, Mechelen, Belgium.
Publication statusPublished - 20 May 2010

Publication series

NameCommunity-oriented Mediacongres, organised by MEC-KHMechelen, 20 May 2010, Mechelen, Belgium.

Keywords

  • Privacy
  • User empowerment
  • Surveillance
  • Social media

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