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The essentially linked nature of the political domination, economic exploitation and ideological reproduction processes of the capitalist form of information has not changed because of the development of information technology and communication, although the most interesting aspect of the internet is its potential to democratize information, encourage horizontal communication and connect society in a way that is more independent and relatively invisible to the state and economic powers.
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© 2015 César Bolaño
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Bolaño, C. (2015). Subsumption of Intellectual Work and the Political Economy of the Internet. In: The Culture Industry, Information and Capitalism. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137480774_7
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