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Category Archives: Internet in Italy
Facebook, Tartaglia, e le minacce del Governo
Nicola Bruno mi ha intervistato ieri per il Manifesto per parlare di Facebook, la censura dei contenuti pubblicati su Internet, e gli eventi di attualita’ politica degli utlimi giorni – l’intervista e’ pubblicata sul Manifesto del 15/12/2009: «Facebook che istiga … Continue reading
Posted in All, Censorship and filtering, Internet in Italy, Political Participation, Social Media, Social Networking, The Internet and Society
Tagged corinnadigennaro, facebook, manifesto, massimotartaglia, nicolabruno, obama, politica, silvio berlusconi, silvioberlusconi, tartaglia, US elections
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New article published: Political Protest Italian Style
The article I co-authored with my colleague Alberto Pepe, from UCLA, has been published in the December Issue of First Monday: “Political protest Italian–style: The blogosphere and mainstream media in the promotion and coverage of Beppe Grillo’s V–day” First Monday, … Continue reading
beppe grillo enters italian politics
Comedian/blogger Beppe Grillo has announced today on his blog that he wil be entering Italian politics by running to become a candidate of the Left wing party Partito Democratico. His decision has startled many, given his views and actions, which … Continue reading
Posted in All, Internet in Italy, Political Participation
Tagged beppe grillo, blogging, franceschini, free wifi, partito democratico, pd
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E tu, non provi Herdict?
La Pecora Bianca presenta Herdict, uno straordinario nuovo sito che aiuta gli utenti a riprendere controllo della Rete. Hai problemi con siti in parte o del tutto inaccessibili? Prova ad usare Herdict su: http://herdict.org. Herdict.org e’ un progetto del Berkman … Continue reading
Internet censorship arrives in Italy
In an effort to regulate the Internet, as part of a package of laws to safeguard national security, the Italian Government has recently proposed an amendment which in practice – if approved – would oblige all Italian ISPs (Internet Service … Continue reading
Posted in All, Censorship and filtering, Internet in Italy
Tagged Censorship and filtering, d'alia, facebook, italy
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CONTRO LA CENSURA DELLA RETE E DI FACEBOOK
CONTRO LA CENSURA DELLA RETE E DI FACEBOOK
Posted in All, Censorship and filtering, Internet in Italy, Social Media, Social Networking
Tagged censorship, censura, facebook, internet, rete
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understanding the Internet: Italian politicians go online
More and more Italian politicians have been jumping on the Internet bandwagon. The Education Minister Mariarosa Gelmini has started a YouTube channel, where she announces with a video that she hopes this channel will allow her to listen to people’s … Continue reading
Posted in All, Internet in Italy, Political Participation, Social Media, Social Networking, The Internet and Society
Tagged facebook, flickr, internet, internet in italia, italia dei valori, mariarosa gelmini, partito democratico, politica, politics, popolo delle liberta', renato brunetta, twitter, web 2.0, youtube
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Internet access in Italy remains low: choice or constraints?
A report published yesterday by Eurostat on Internet use and access in the 27 European member states, Norway, Iceland and Croatia, shows that Internet access in Italian households has remained stable at 42% in the last three years (it was … Continue reading
Beppe Grillo and the power of the Web
Yesterday the New York Times published an article on Italy and its current political malaise and a very good video on the Beppe Grillo phenomenon – Beppe Grillo, comic, now blogger (after being banned from television for his political satire) … Continue reading
Posted in All, Internet in Italy, Political Participation, Social Media, The Internet and Society
Tagged beppe grillo, blogging, blogs, meetup
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