@article { author = {Mohseni Ahooei, Ebrahim}, title = {The Power and Politics of Media and Information Literacy}, journal = {Journal of Cyberspace Studies}, volume = {6}, number = {1}, pages = {79-81}, year = {2022}, publisher = {University of Tehran on behalf of the "Cyberspace Research Policy Center" and the "UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture: Dual Spacization of the World"}, issn = {2588-5499}, eissn = {2588-5502}, doi = {10.22059/jcss.2022.86983}, abstract = {SynopsisWe are living in a media-saturated world. Not only we receive information, we have become prosumers and are able to communicate with the ‘world.’ This has been widely reflected in the academic texts. But is there a dark side to this ‘age of information freedom?’ My argument in this paper is that although we have gotten rid of one sort of tyranny and can more freely speak up, a more suppressive and widespread process of control and surveillance is underway. Worse than that, we the users seem to be comfort with that.}, keywords = {media and information literacy,politics,power}, url = {https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/article_86983.html}, eprint = {https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/article_86983_7833f7f0be4b62dcd2c069ff17de6086.pdf} }