Lauri Love: Cyber Activism, WikiLeaks, and Holding Mainstream Media to Account with Activist & Hacker #4

The Stuart Semple Show

This episode of The Stuart Semple Show takes us back to the 90s, when cyber warfare was wreaking havoc on an international scale, redefining the landscape of social activism, and breaking down barriers… all from sleepy suburban homes.

Guest Lauri Love is no stranger to cyberactivism. He talks about his initiation into that world at the tender age of 14, his international travel restrictions, and his views on mainstream journalism.

What is art? Who is to say that cyber social activism is any different from Stuart Semple’s own brand of disruptive expressionism? Stuart and Lauri discuss how cyber warfare intersects with modern political and social art.
This episode covers:

• The origins of the term hacker
• The cyber army movement in the 90s
• Causing social change
• Hacking as activism
• WikiLeaks and journalism
• Lauri Love’s battle with the law
• Internet communities and how they transcend barriers

Links and references at: http://stuartsemple.com/the-stuart-semple-show-podcast/