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The Web At War: Hypertext, Social Media, and Totalitarianism: Hypertext, Social Media, and Totalitarianism

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In 2022, much of the world faced the prospect of a prolonged conventional war with a totalitarian state. The origins of hypertext lie in the wars of the 20th Century, and efforts to avoid a repeated conflict — and confidence that conflict could be contained if not entirely avoided— is deeply embedded into the architecture of the World Wide Web. The Web was not designed to confront a war, and it remains deeply vulnerable to totalitarian subversion. Our systems, platforms, and our discipline will need to adapt.

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    HT '22: Proceedings of the 33rd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media
    June 2022
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