About Beth Porter
Beth Porter is a Media and Internet Consultant in the UK. She is author of The Net Effect, a social history of the internet.
Articles by Beth Porter
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European integration
Six countries. Six different paths to EU integration.
No to TTIP
Constitutional conventions: best practice
The net as a global library
The internet is culture not trade, library not warehouse, treasure-house not bank, popular not elitist. Free it, train everyone to use it, and it will fly – and carry democracy on its wings.
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