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Generative Internet Technologies Supporting Freedom of Expression

Author

Term

4. term

Publication year

2016

Submitted on

Pages

62

Abstract

I de senere år er ytringsfriheden kommet under pres fra flere sider, blandt andet gennem omfattende statslig overvågning, normer for politisk korrekthed og socialt pres online. Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan generative internetteknologier (teknologier, der gør det muligt for brugere og udviklere at skabe og udvide tjenester) kan kombineres i en åben platform, der understøtter ytringsfrihed. Arbejdet tager afsæt i de solide designprincipper, som internettet oprindeligt blev bygget på, og præsenterer de grundlæggende krav til en sådan platform samt et foreslået løsningsforslag.

In recent years, freedom of expression has come under pressure from many directions, including large-scale government surveillance, norms around political correctness, and social pressures online. This thesis examines how generative Internet technologies (tools that enable users and developers to create and extend services) can be combined into an open platform that supports freedom of expression. The work is grounded in the solid design principles on which the Internet was originally built and presents the fundamental requirements for such a platform along with a proposed solution.

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