Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-16-2021
Abstract
To create online spaces that do not merely replicate existing hierarchies and reinforce unequal distributions of social, economic, cultural, and political power, we must move beyond the simplistic clich6 of the unregulated public square and commit to the hard work of designing for democracy.
When we say 'public square,' ... we need to ask- who or what is this public? Who owns this space, what makes it public? . . . This is the essence of democracy: the ability to question power, and the power to do so. - Tom Wilkinson
Recommended Citation
Mary Anne Franks, Beyond the Public Square: Imagining Digital Democracy, 131 Yale LJ F 427 (2021).
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