https://www.felixtreguer.fr/en/tags/authoritarianism/ Recent content in Authoritarianism on Félix Tréguer Hugo en-US Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.felixtreguer.fr/en/2023/11/20/from-free-internet-to-techno-authoritarian-drift/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.felixtreguer.fr/en/2023/11/20/from-free-internet-to-techno-authoritarian-drift/ <p>My interview (in French) with judge Judith Allenbach of the journal <em>Délibérée</em> has just been <a href="https://www.cairn.info/revue-deliberee-2023-3-page-69.htm">published</a>. It provides an analysis of the the Internet&rsquo;s trajectory, from initial emancipation promises to contemporary techno-authoritarian drift.</p> <h2 id="abstract">Abstract</h2> <p>This interview traces my own journey from the Internet&rsquo;s early utopias to contemporary forms of control and surveillance characterizing cyberspace. By articulating historical analysis and critical reflection, I stress how emancipatory aspirations accompanying Internet development progressively collided with commercial and security logics that profoundly transformed its nature.</p>