Does the Internet threaten democracy? A debate with Jimmy Wales, Andrew Keen, Farhad Manjoo and Micah L. Sifry 10. July 2010 – 11:45 by Bengt Feil (TuTech Innovation GmbH)

We are all discussing the potential of the internet for democracy everyday. But sometimes it is nice to here the arguments of other people on this issue. Fora.tv has posted a very good debate on on the question “Does the internet threaten democracy?” with Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia), Andrew Keen (author of “The Cult of the Amateur”), Farhad Manjoo (author of “True Enough”) and Micah L. Sifry (Editor of the “Personal Democracy Forum”). All four stay in their tracks more or less (Yes Andrew Keen is as provocative as always).  In the end it is more a discussion of media as a whole and less about the internet in particular. But it is very interesting none the less.

You can find the video here or embedded below:

Tags: andrew keen, debate, democracy, Internet, jimmy wales, Micah Sifry