News and Research articles on User rights

Non-user

Selwa Sweidan, University of Southern California
Karlynne Ejercito, University of Southern California
PUBLISHED ON: 21 Apr 2022 DOI: 10.14763/2022.2.1663

A “non-user,” as the name suggests, refers to an individual who does not use a given product or system. Critical work on non-use elaborates a range of applications for the term we consider here. The variations of non-use under discussion encompass both voluntary and involuntary cases of non-use.

Communication and internet policy: a critical rights-based history and future Practicing rights and values in internet policy around the world

Aphra Kerr, Maynooth University
Francesca Musiani, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Julia Pohle, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
PUBLISHED ON: 31 Mar 2019 DOI: 10.14763/2019.1.1395

This issue brings together a selection of articles presented in the Communication Policy and Technology section of the IAMCR conference in 2018.