Deibert hopes his book Reset triggers a pause

Ronald J. Deibert, author of Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civilized Society, talks about his book and winning this year's prestigious $25,000 Writers' Trust of Canada Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.

Ronald J. Deibert: 'The title was suggested to me by Philip Coulter, CBC radio producer, based on that old concept of resetting a computer. The idea of resetting to remove the unintended consequences of our work. The internet is flawed right now and needs to be restructured. We need to back up, reverse course, and move forward in a new way.'Images courtesy of the Writers' Trust of Canada

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BY CHLOE GIRVAN

September 27, 2021

The Hill Times caught up with Ronald J. Deibert, author of Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civilized Society, and winner of this year's prestigious $25,000 Writers' Trust of Canada Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, while camping his way home from British Colombia to...

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