Hacktivism and Online (Il)legality

Inter Gentes

Photo: Meanwhile… by Thales In the first podcast produced by Inter Gentes, we look at the phenomenon of hacktivism and its relationship to the legal norms surrounding computer use. We use the actions of Anonymous against Daesh in response to the November 2015 attacks in Paris as a springboard, inviting anthropologist Gabriella Coleman to discuss the history and nature of Anonymous, its relationship to legal frameworks, and what its future as a movement might look like. We then speak with Lex Gill, co-author of “Towards digital constitutionalism? Mapping attempts to craft an Internet Bill of Rights,” a working paper of the Berkman Klein Center, who illuminates for us some of the currents, issues, and potentials in the crafting of norms in relation to internet use. This podcast was written, researched, and produced by Annette Angell, Amanda Ghahremani, and Tobin Lippold, with music by Tobin Lippold.