Is our web love affair over?
JUST a year ago the internet was a utopia: from the Occupy movement to the Arab Spring, it seemed liberation was just a tweet away. We felt exhilarated by its immediacy and instant access to breaking news across the globe. But the last 12 months have seen sinister elements creeping in as ‘trolls’ and ‘twitch-hunts’ resulted in more and more negative stories about the web.
Just last week, best-selling Birmingham author RJ Ellory was forced to apologise after he was caught praising his own crime thrillers in fake reviews on Amazon, including ones trashing his peers.
