Internet shutdowns during protests: A practice in digital authoritarianism
Vypínání internetu během protestů: Praxe v digitálním autoritářství
diplomová práce (OBHÁJENO)
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Trvalý odkaz
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/150279Identifikátory
SIS: 225317
Kolekce
- Kvalifikační práce [17642]
Autor
Vedoucí práce
Oponent práce
Střítecký, Vít
Fakulta / součást
Fakulta sociálních věd
Obor
International Master in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies (IMSISS)
Katedra / ústav / klinika
Katedra bezpečnostních studií
Datum obhajoby
15. 9. 2021
Nakladatel
Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních vědJazyk
Angličtina
Známka
Výborně
The tendency for democratic and authoritarian governments to enact internet shutdowns has grown to massive proportions over the past decade, owing to the capacity of social media and digital platforms to mobilize masses. The emancipatory potential possessed by information technology gets challenged by regimes seeking to preserve their legitimacy and retain power. The impacts that authoritarian measures have on digital governance in the past years have become manifold and continue to pose a threat to human rights. This research argues that internet shutdowns are inherently authoritarian practices aimed at repressing freedom of expression in protesting atmospheres. Using Practice Theory and the framework of Digital Authoritarianism, this dissertation shows the tendency for states to stifle voices of dissent and quash opposition. This dissertation will showcase how authoritarian systems tend to exploit power in order to exploit digital spaces to serve the regime and how the citizen machinery overcome the dis-connective actions imposed by repressive regimes. KEYWORDS: Kill-switch, Shutdowns, Authoritarianism, Repression, Technology, Protest