Since its birth almost twenty years ago, the World Wide Web has transformed our planet. But will the Web’s empowerment of ordinary people endure? Dr. Aleks Krotoski documents the Web’s remarkable growth and asks if the old hierarchies it challenges are managing to adapt to “The Virtual Revolution.”

Aleks Krotoski

The Internet has transformed the relationship between individual and state. It gives citizens greater freedom of expression, brings new openness to politics, and challenges censorship. But with two billion users now online, does this freedom also allow enemies of liberty to flourish? Aleks Krotoski considers the potential – and the dangers – of the online future; a future that could change the shape of warfare.

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