Hello everyone! I wanted to share this really interesting read with you all that I found on The Guardian. It's titled: Dear Labour, it is no longer OK not to get the internet by: Gaby Hinsliff.
The article is a tad confusing as Hinsliff discusses a wide variety of concepts. One of the key concepts we're going to focus on is based on the interconnected, digitally dependent world we live in and the notion that it is no longer okay or ethical for politicians to not be internet literate/effectively use the internet in their political and everyday practices.
"You can't tackle the radicalization process without undersstanding that it's moved on from mosques into suburban bedrooms, where teenagers talk direct to Islamic State fighters via messaging apps you've probably never heard of (and to which security services will increasingly demand."
This article allows me to infer on Fuchs notion's specifically in Chapter 8.1 in which he discusses the social roles that have been constituted for modern society. Each level whether it's Political roles, Economic roles or Private roles all have a role in prosuming modern medias.
"As modern society is based on structures of accumulation and a separation of roles within different realms, there are different conflicts of interest over the control of property, collective decisions, and meanings that can result in social struggles."
I would state that it is important for political persons to be internet literate/present online for the sake of their own campaigns- to reach a wide audience and to properly connect and engage with the public. The fact of the matter is that user generated content is dominating the internet and provoking conversation- which politicians need to be aware of and engaged in. Would you agree that it's critical for politicians to be internet/computer literate and be participating on various platforms online to communicate with the public? Why or why not?
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