Open AccessImpact of Internet companies on World Politics
Author(s) -
E. S. Zinovyeva
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
vestnik mgimo-universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-9099
pISSN - 2071-8160
DOI - 10.24833/2071-8160-2013-1-28-43-47
Subject(s) - politics , the internet , space (punctuation) , political science , public relations , internet privacy , business , media studies , political economy , sociology , world wide web , computer science , law , operating system
The article analyzes the role of Internet companies in contemporary world politics. Large internetcompanies such as Facebook, Google etc., shape basic trends of the global information space thus influencing the environment of the world politics. Pivotal interests of internet companies lie in the commercial, but not political sphere, resulting in their indirect role as world political actors.