Podcasts Other ReThink Podcast The Internet and Democracy - with Gareth Mitchell

The Internet and Democracy - with Gareth Mitchell

Published: Dec. 16, 2020, 2:31 p.m.

b"In this episode, we meet up with Gareth Mitchell from the BBC's Digital Planet Podcast. We discuss the impact the Internet Shutdowns in Kashmir have had on democracy, what the internet actually is and who owns it, we also touch upon the Splinternet and how related it is to the global political theatre.\\xa0Gareth Mitchell hosts the BBC\\u2019s Digital Planet Podcast. He lectures in broadcast and written journalism at Imperial College London. Before his interest in technology, Gareth used to participate in bellringing. He is also a pilot and is a licensed amateur radio operator.Resources;\\nhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50819905\\nhttps://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51620158https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/22/what-is-the-internet-13-key-questions-answeredhttps://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/introouterspacetreaty.html\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splinternethttps://www.economist.com/briefing/2010/09/02/a-virtual-counter-revolutionhttps://www.businessinsider.com/splinternet-us-china-internet-trump-pompeo-firewall-2020-8"