July 31, 2017
It was outstanding. I made it the August book club book for my dad and my brother. And then, this morning, I woke up to the following headlines.
This shouldnât be a surprise to anyone who is paying attention. There is now a long history of governments trying to control the Internet. One approach over government is censoring the Internet; another is weaponizing it.
The Red Web covers Russiaâs history around the Internet starting during the Cold War with a focus on the last twenty years. While Russia had a slow start, the Internet played a big part in both sides of things â the increasingly free flow of information combined with government control over information.
I believe we are at the very beginning of a new version of this battle. Since the beginning of humans, information â and the control of information â has been one of the key dynamics of power. At least we donât need to use ravens anymore.  But, depending on which country you are in, they might be a good backup plan.
Also published on Medium.