marxism perspective

• Marxist perspective 


  Digital communication is not new, simply a different version of other forms of communication whose effects have been exaggerated.
• Cornford and Robins (Marxist perspective)


  Digital communication is presented as a new form of democratic open communicationThey're doubtful if these claims & argue that people who own & control the digital media are capitalist who not only want to make profit but also to ideologically control the masses
• Marxist perspective 


  Marxists argue that new forms of digital communication reinforce and maintain inequalities in societies and ideologically control people in new and subtle ways.
• Marxist perspective 


  There has been an increasing number of ways to access the media though digital devices. For the owners of media companies, this creates greater opportunities for cross-fertilisation of ideas and marketing strategies meaning that they can sell their media in a number of different formats, creating vast opportunities to make profit. Marxists argue that this means the media has an even greater platform for shaping people's ideas, encouraging people to accept capitalism and not question the inequalities that exist.
• De-regulation of media and digital communication

  Marxists suggest the internet and digital communication is a way of entertaining people which presents no real threat.
• De-regulation of media and digital communication

  The fact that digital communication is mediated by private companies rather than the state mean there's few laws governing it's moral responsibilities.
• De-regulation of media and digital communication


  Internet and digital forms of communication are yet another method of surveillance; a form of subtle obersvation as a way to control and regulate people, in the interests of the wealthy.
• De-regulation of media and digital communication

  Critics of capitalism and digital communication argue that adults may be spending excessive amounts of time online and the balance between sleep and screen based activities has flipped.
• De-regulation of media and digital communication


  There is little economic incentive for protecting vulnerable groups, eg. children and women online, little is done to prevent their exploitation.
• Digital communication provides a form of surveillance

  Presents a huge challenge to people's individual privacy and has caused considerable controversy. There forms of surveillance are little understood by the consumer.
• Digital communication provides a form of surveillance

  Formal social control through the law has not yet fully caught up with the changes and is often ill-equipped to deal with such problems.
• Digital communication threatens individual liberty and freedom.
• Cornford & Robins (Marxism- surveillance)


  Digital communication is simply a way of capitalism controlling people more subtly through their use of various social media under the guise of protecting people from criminal acts.
• Digital communication provides a form of surveillance

  Concerns over the monitoring of personal digital communication between individuals by the state, alternatively private companies gather information on people's use of social media, their consumer habits and their 'breadcrumbs' - movements around the internet - often without the knowledge/consent of the person who is being monitored.