spinternet
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of spin + Internet. The word was presumably coined by Evgeny Morozov in 2009.
Noun
[edit]spinternet
- The Internet (and digital technologies) as used to influence public opinion while giving an impression of grassroots mobilisation.
- 2011, Evgeny Morozov, The Net Delusion, Public Affairs, page 117:
- […] the Spinternet — a Web with little censorship, but lots of spin and propaganda.
- March 29, 2009, Evgeny Morozov, "Propaganda.com" in New York Times
- In Iran, the Revolutionary Guards recently announced their ambition to build their own spinternet by launching 10,000 blogs for the Basij, a paramilitary force under the Guards.