Strengthen democratic systems

Benkler argues that democratic systems will be strengthened by the networked information economy because there is an empowerment of the individual, while at the same time there is a willingness and desire to share individually constructed information with others. It also changes the way in which we engage with others in that it fosters sharing. Lastly, it will take the power away from the mass media, and people will search for information on their own initiative (versus being fed the information from a major news source).

Something else to consider is that Benkler believes this will also lead to increased global justice because everyone (with internet, that is) can have access to the same information. Anyone with this access has the ability to cross borders on the net.

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