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How worldwide is the World Wide Web? This week Click examines diversity on the internet. In the online context, diversity can be thought of as making the web open to everyone, encouraging participa...tion and giving people tools that they can use to express their views and take part in online culture. It also relates to making sure that what they say is available to anyone who might be interested in it, which covers different languages, different technologies and rules for freedom of expression. But does a diverse internet really matter? What is at stake?
How worldwide is the World Wide Web? This week Click examines diversity on the internet. In the online context, diversity can be thought of as making the web open to everyone, encouraging participa...tion and giving people tools that they can use to express their views and take part in online culture. It also relates to making sure that what they say is available to anyone who might be interested in it, which covers different languages, different technologies and rules for freedom of expression. But does a diverse internet really matter? What is at stake?
| Series: | Click |
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| Episode | 6 |
| First transmission date: | 2011-06-21 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC World Service |
| Published: | 2011 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:17:28 |
| Note: | Series formally know as Digital Planet |
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| Producer: | Helena Selby |
| Presenter: | Gareth Mitchell |
| Contributors: | Gareth Mitchell; Bill Thompson |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Production number: | AUDA532B |
| Available to public: | no |
