Vol. 25 No. 268 (2020)

The proper use of technology
Since the last decades of the last century, technophiles firmly believed that the Web would solve all the world's problems. No one disputes the benefits of technology and its advancements, but also, as Evgeny Morozov, a visiting professor from Belarus at Stanford University states, there is no doubt that the Internet is filled with spam, scams, and identity fraud.
False messages circulate from non-existent accounts, proliferation of anti scientific groups, conspiracy theorists and others, whose messages impact with the same intensity (or in many cases greater) and truth value than more rational and reasonable criteria.
Being attentive to these aspects may help to affirm that with the proper use of technological and communicational resources we can build communities that are less violent and intolerant, more fair and egalitarian.
Tulio Guterman, Director - September 2020