The Internet Is Headed for a Point of No Return

Press/Media: Research

Period17 Nov 2022

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  • TitleThe Ineternet Is Headed for a Point of No Return where the disadvantages will become too great
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletUniversity of Amsterdam
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date17/11/22
    DescriptionEventually, the disadvantages of sharing your opinion online will become so great that people will turn away from the internet. This is the argument made by Geert Lovink, Professor at the University of and Amsterdam and Amsterdam University of Applied Science (AUAS), in his new essay Extinction Internet. While Lovink’s previous research focused on critical counterculture and possible alternatives, such as fairer social media platforms, he now sketches a future in which the internet (partially) disappears and we are forced to give up our tech addiction.
    Producer/AuthorLisette Wagener
    PersonsGeert Lovink