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# Madrid recommendations: internet and democracy
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/19259/
- Published: 2005-03-10T19:03:57.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:33:01.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:15

Just in: participants in the Madrid Conference on Terrorism, Democracy and Security have drawn up recommendations about the role of the internet in democracy, which [you can ](http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/wiki/index.php/The%5FInfrastructure%5Fof%5FDemocracy?ref=opendemocracy.net)[read](http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/wiki/index.php/The%5FInfrastructure%5Fof%5FDemocracy?ref=opendemocracy.net)[ here](http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/wiki/index.php/The%5FInfrastructure%5Fof%5FDemocracy?ref=opendemocracy.net).

The document, *The Infrastructure of Democracy*, states: "truth emerges best in open conversation among people with divergent views".

"Terrorism is everyone's issue. The internet connects everyone. A connected citizenry is the best defense against terrorist propaganda."

Consider yourself a connected citizen? This is about the part you play.