Hacktivism

Known as: Reality Hacking, Hactivism, Media hacker

Hacktivism or hactivism (a portmanteau of hack and activism) is the subversive use of computers and computer networks to promote a political agenda…

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2015

In January 2015, the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) launched an innovative civic engagement project, which…

2015

In this digital age, information is secured, coveted, and exfiltrated by nation states, hacktivists, and ambitious actors because…

2013

Abstract Performative hactivism is the use of the Internet for expressing extreme political dissent online. It differs from cyber…

2013

This article defines and applies the concept of “network control” as a tool for understanding the challenges and opportunities…

2012

2010

a group of websites in Estonia, including those of media outlets, government ministries, and banks, went oine. For three weeks…

2009

This rich collection of writings by pioneering digital artist Mark Amerika mixes (and remixes) personal memoir, net art theory…

2005

I consider the issue of whether and when electronic civil disobedience (or hacktivism) is morally impermissible. First, I argue…

2003

2002

This paper scrutinizes the language of government reports and news media sources to shed light on their role in forming a…