Critics of internet utopianism can overcorrect and dismiss legitimate net activism

Evidence

This is not to say that valid criticisms of Web 2.0 discourse do not exist. … While Morozov dismisses much legitimate net activism, his work provides a needed check on the worst excesses of the mainstream press (although I think he is unfair to cyber-activist groups). — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 787

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Activist technology and institutional structure are mutually constitutive, not separable — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 104; New media cycles repeatedly exaggerate the internet’s power to transcend ordinary social forces — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 58; Marginalized internet practices hold generative power underestimated by scholars — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame…, 57 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Activist technology and institutional structure are mutually constitutive, not separable #corroborates (0.72) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 104