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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > alternative media > grassroots tech activists and media policy
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > concept and topic overviews > grassroots tech activists and media policy
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > information policy activism > grassroots tech activists and media policy

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grassroots tech activists and media policy  

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  • The term grassroots tech groups (also called radical tech groups) refers to groups voluntarily providing alternative communication infrastructure to civil society activists and citizens and operating with collective organizing principles. They aim at counteracting commercial as well as state pressures on information content, media access, and media users' privacy. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media; Grassroots Tech Activists and Media Policy]

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