RaiNews reporting on Fear and Loathing of the Online Self

By Inte Gloerich, June 28, 2017 at 8:36 am.

Screenshot RaiNews video

Click here to read The Anonymous mask and the selfies of Isis (in Italian) by RaiNews including interviews with Biella Coleman and Geert Lovink.

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