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Politics and Ethics

Where is the line drawn between the regulators and the defenders over censorship and free speech on the Internet? The potential dangers to which it may expose teachers and their students, not only in terms of the material on the Internet which may be used for legitimate curriculum purposes but the legal and political conicts in which they are likely to be caught up.

The governance of the Internet provides one of the most important arenas in which new ideas regarding Internet studies can be applied and tested. . "If the government, NGOs and other stakeholders would expand their perspectives on Internet governance derived from more institutionalized arenas, and from a more sophisticated understanding of the way inter-state politics play a role in establishing the pressures and constraints of security policy, it would allow a more critical understanding of the way security claims can be exploited strategically to advance the interests of military and governmental actors'

Follow the Money!!

Recently, the usage of plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin® has increased dramatically among university instructors. At the same time, academic criticism of this software's employment has also increased. We interviewed 23 faculty members from various departments at a medium-sized, public university in the southeastern US to determine their perspectives on Turnitin® and student plagiarism.

Within this article, authors Kate Crawford, Kate Miltner and Mary L. Gray (International journal of communication (Online). (June 1, 2014): p1663.) explore what they deem as the "big data phenomenon". Big data sets and the art of implementing them has gained traction within the last decade from health care to advertising. Authors explore why the concept of data science is now more popular than ever and what that may mean for the future.

An article that aims to explore the framework of AI art within the context of contemporary art, outlining the reactive attributes, cultural significance and soci-political impact since its development.