The Intolerable Hypocrisy of Cyberlibertarianism
Summary
The essay critiques cyberlibertarianism and traces its influence on today’s internet culture, arguing that technological determinism, radical individualism, free-market absolutism, and utopian decentralization have shaped platform governance and privacy outcomes. It contends that deregulated expectations have allowed large corporations to appropriate the benefits of openness while dodging accountability, and it calls for an ethical framework and sensible regulation to preserve valuable aspects of the internet.