Technolibertarianism

Technolibertarianism (sometimes referred to as cyberlibertarianism) is a political philosophy with roots in the Internet's early hacker cypherpunk culture in Silicon Valley in the early 1990s and in American libertarianism. The philosophy focuses on minimizing government regulation, censorship or anything else in the way of a "free" World Wide Web. In this case the word "free" is referring to the meaning of libre (no restrictions) not gratis (no cost). Cyber-libertarians embrace fluid, meritocratic hierarchies (which are believed to be best served by markets). The most widely known cyberlibertarian is Julian Assange.^[1]^[2] The term technolibertarian was popularized in critical discourse by technology writer Paulina Borsook.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Technolibertarian principles are defined as:

The policy should always be considerate of civil liberties
The policy should oppose government over-regulation
The policy that provides rational, free market incentives is the best choice

Notable proponents

References

Notes

^ Jurgenson, N. (2014). [1]. International Journal of Communication
^ Tariq, O. The End of Digital Libertarianism? Archived 2018-01-17 at the Wayback Machine. London School of Economics
^ Borsook, P. (2000). Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech. PublicAffairs. ISBN 1891620789.
^ Borsook, P. (2001). Cyberselfish: Ravers, Guilders, Cyberpunks, And Other Silicon Valley Life-Forms. Yale Journal of Law and Technology, 3(1): 1–10.
^ Jordan, Tim. Taylor, Paul. (2013). Hacktivism and Cyberwars: Rebels with a Cause? Routledge. ISBN 1134510756.
^ Jurgenson, N. (2009). Globalization and Utopia. Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

Further reading

Douglas, James (15 December 2015). "Star Lords". The Awl. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

[1] Jurgenson, N. (2014). [1]. International Journal of Communication

[2] Tariq, O. The End of Digital Libertarianism? Archived 2018-01-17 at the Wayback Machine. London School of Economics

[3] Borsook, P. (2000). Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech. PublicAffairs. ISBN 1891620789.

[4] Borsook, P. (2001). Cyberselfish: Ravers, Guilders, Cyberpunks, And Other Silicon Valley Life-Forms. Yale Journal of Law and Technology, 3(1): 1–10.

[5] Jordan, Tim. Taylor, Paul. (2013). Hacktivism and Cyberwars: Rebels with a Cause? Routledge. ISBN 1134510756.

[6] Jurgenson, N. (2009). Globalization and Utopia. Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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