The spatial bonds of WikiLeaks

This article analyses control of the Internet from a spatial perspective, on the intersection of social and political geography, and law. Inspired by the story of WikiLeaks and its leader Julian Assange, who is presently confined in a room of a diplomatic mission, this article examines such control...

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Vydáno v:Government information quarterly Ročník 35; číslo 3; s. 389 - 397
Hlavní autoři: Firmino, Rodrigo, Melgaço, Lucas, Kloza, Dariusz
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2018
Témata:
Internet
Jurisdiction
Place
Space
Territory
Whistle-blowing
WikiLeaks
Space
Jurisdiction
Territory
WikiLeaks
Internet
Whistle-blowing
Place
ISSN:0740-624X, 1872-9517
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Shrnutí:This article analyses control of the Internet from a spatial perspective, on the intersection of social and political geography, and law. Inspired by the story of WikiLeaks and its leader Julian Assange, who is presently confined in a room of a diplomatic mission, this article examines such control through a spatial perspective, using the example of the paradoxical coexistence of whistle-blowing, aided by modern technology, and efforts to control the circulation of information on the Internet. Modern states can and do exercise their sovereignty normally upon a rather precisely delimited portion of land, while a variety of actions performed on the Internet remain rather hard to be associated with a single location on Earth. We use here a variety of spatial concepts, but in particular territory (and jurisdiction) and place as parameters for understanding the link between sovereignty (and, more precisely, control), resistance, and the Internet. This article demonstrates the importance of these spatial concepts for the policy and practice of Internet governance. •Control of the Internet is largely spatial: territory defines the extent to which states can exercise such control.•WikiLeaks exemplifies how different spatial scales and relations—territory and place—interplay for controlling the Internet.•A place is a portion of space where control is targeted to, but also a centre of commandment or a site of resistance.•The Internet is bound not only to territories, but also to places.
ISSN:0740-624X
1872-9517
DOI:10.1016/j.giq.2018.05.005