I’m quoted in this article about arguments on the internet: “…the internet is a shared and communal space. While it’s almost entirely privately owned, we treat it like a public sphere, like a commons or wilderness. We each try to… Read More »Why do we argue online
I was happy to give some thoughts to Conor McMorrow of RTE’s The Week In Politics (segment begins at 28.30), regarding Senator Lorraine Higgins’ (Labour) Private Member’s Bill, which you can read here. I only had a few seconds to… Read More »Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill – some thoughts
(Originally published on Medium, December 10th, 2014) Social media is bending space and time, and blending people with machines. In the past, when we went on holidays, we’d be out of touch for a long period of time, til we returned… Read More »The singularity is over
(Originally published on The Conversation, 15 August 2014) When I read that Robin William’s daughter Zelda was deleting her Twitter and Instagram because of abusive messages in the aftermath of her father’s death, I recalled Richard Dawkins’ book The Selfish Gene. Dawkins,… Read More »Keeping off social media when grieving or vulnerable could help avoid trolls