Posted by: johnnyryan on: 2 February 2010
Terror, The State, The Perpetual Beta, and The Internet: The Long View of the New Medium – Johnny Ryan from Johnny Ryan on Vimeo.
Terror, The State, The Perpetual Beta, and The Internet: The Long View of the New Medium – Johnny Ryan from Johnny Ryan on Vimeo.
Speech by Johnny Ryan at the Study Group on Intelligence (SGI) at the Royal United Services Institute on 29 January 2010 on terrorism and State control in the new information environment.
The Internet is changing the balance of power between individual and state, but at the same time the perpetual beta may be degrading the militants’ ability to effectively radicalize new recruits to terrorism.
(Apologies for the bad sound quality – this is a high def video, so full screen is better)
Posted by: johnnyryan on: 23 January 2010
Article in OpenDemocracy, co-authored by Johnny Ryan and Stefan Halper, 22 January 2010:
A speech on the theme of internet freedom around the world delivered by Hillary Clinton on 21 January 2010 contained a striking phrase. The United States secretary of state, speaking at Washington’s journalism-focused Newseum, argued that nation-states that chose to limit free access to information risked “walling themselves off from the progress of the next century”. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by: johnnyryan on: 4 January 2010
I am examining how certain phrases crop up in vBulletin web forums to see how ideas spread among Internet audiences over time. I’m having problems and suggestions are welcome. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by: johnnyryan on: 27 December 2009
As part of the IIEA study on non-legislative measures to prevent the dissemination of violent radical material on the Internet for the European Commission, the following outputs were released in December 2009:
These are initial draft documents intended to be refined with the benefit of comments from interested parties. Any feedback or comments on the substance of these documents would be welcome.
Posted by: johnnyryan on: 4 December 2009
David Simon, one of the duo behind The Wire, The Corner, and Generation Kill, on society and news journalism:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2009/aug/29/david-simon-edinburgh-interview-full
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8E8xBXFLKE (skip the first 6 minutes of preliminary dialogue)
(part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJNkL12QD68 (part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhPZYjRgqTI
David Simon, “Does the news matter to anyone anymore?”, The Washington Post, 20 January 2008.
Posted by: johnnyryan on: 22 November 2009
I spoke at the European Commission Public Private Dialogue to fight online illegal activities, Brussels, 27 November 2009. My talk below…
Posted by: johnnyryan on: 3 November 2009
The IIEA and the European Commission have just signed a contract to begin a study on non-legislative measures that might prevent the spread of violent radical content on the Internet. Our job is to examine the measures currently in practice, determine whether any are appropriate and functional, and whether these would work if applied across the EU. Press release below…
Posted by: johnnyryan on: 11 September 2009
http://www.iiea.com/job-opportunities
Job spec: RESEARCH intern on The Digital Future
Payment: unpaid – opportunity to compete for paid position may arise Read the rest of this entry »