political-censorship

In this supplementary introduction to The Glass Teat, Harlan Ellison recounts the initial success and subsequent suppression of his book due to political censorship during the Nixon administration, particularly under Spiro Agnew's influence. Despite strong sales and critical acclaim, the book was effectively blacklisted, leading to massive returns and the cancellation of a planned sequel. Ellison reveals the covert pressures from government and distributors to stifle his critical voice on television and politics, illustrating the intersection of media, power, and censorship in 1970s America.

This chapter primarily serves as the book's front matter, including the book design credit, Library of Congress cataloging data, and introductory epigraphs. It sets the stage for the book's exploration of Russia's digital landscape by highlighting key bibliographic information and framing the tension between information freedom and surveillance in Russia. The inclusion of epigraphs underscores the central conflict between digital dictatorship and online revolutionary movements.

Chapter 7, "Revolt of the Wired," compiles a series of references, interviews, and media sources that document the Russian state's increasing use of digital surveillance and information control in response to political dissent and online activism around 2011-2015. It highlights the government's deployment of advanced monitoring technologies, the political discourse surrounding internet freedom and state power, and the emergence of new online revolutionaries challenging the digital dictatorship. The chapter also captures the tension between state security apparatuses and civil society actors leveraging the internet for political expression and protest.