Technolibertarianism Explained

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.^{[1] [2] [3]} 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.^{[4] [5]} The term technolibertarian was popularized in critical discourse by technology writer Paulina Borsook.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

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

• Julian Assange
• John Perry Barlow
• John Gilmore
• T. J. Rodgers

See also

• Censorship of Wikipedia
• Crypto-anarchism
• Free-culture movement
• Freedom of information
• Freedom of speech
• Information wants to be free
• Internet freedom
• Libertarian transhumanism
• Technocapitalism
• Technocracy
• The Californian Ideology

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Further reading

• Web site: Star Lords . Douglas . James . 15 December 2015 . . 5 January 2016.

Notes and References

1. Dahlberg . Lincoln . Cyberlibertarianism . The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology . 2016 . 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos0720.
2. Dahlberg . Lincoln . Cyberlibertarianism . Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication . 2017 . 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.70.
3. Dahlberg . Lincoln . Cyberlibertarianism . The Oxford Encyclopedia of Communication and Critical Cultural Studies . 2019 . Oxford University Press.
4. Jurgenson, N. (2014). http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/viewFile/2947/1238. International Journal of Communication
5. Tariq, O. The End of Digital Libertarianism? . London School of Economics
6. Borsook, P. (2000). Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech. PublicAffairs. .
7. Borsook, P. (2001). Cyberselfish: Ravers, Guilders, Cyberpunks, And Other Silicon Valley Life-Forms. Yale Journal of Law and Technology, 3(1): 1–10.
8. Jordan, Tim. Taylor, Paul. (2013). Hacktivism and Cyberwars: Rebels with a Cause? Routledge. .
9. Jurgenson, N. (2009). Globalization and Utopia. Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited