网络社会的信息传播与决策机制

Information Dissemination and the Decision-making Mechanisms of the Network Society

网络技术的推广似乎为实现人类自由共同体提供了条件,网络参与的普及也为民主政治的普遍性提供了技术基础。然而,这样的观点却有一种玫瑰色的乐观。网络社会的信息呈现多元化的悖论状态,其行动主体是一些蒙面业余者,议程设置的缺陷使它极易发生黑寡妇般的谣言信息传播,而且,点击多数决的信息决策机制也很容易导致新技术条件下的极权政治。因此,蒙面人的网络自由行动是否能达致网络公民社会仍是一个未知数。这一切都使网络社会的信息规制变得极为重要与迫切。应当开放更多的政治参与渠道,以更为公开、透明、公正的政府信息破除网络谣言,将网络政治参与纳入到法治范围之内。

The promotion of network technologies seems to provide the required conditions for the realization of the human freedom community, and the popularity of network involvement also lays the technical foundation for the prevalence of democratic politics. However, this view bears a rose - colored optimism. The information of the Network Society is a multiple paradox in essence： The mainstream of its actors are masked amateurs, the flaws of its agenda setting can easily cause the dissemination of information of black - widow rumors, and, furthermore, the information decision - making mechanism of clicking the option of the majority is very likely to give rise to totalitarian politics in the new circumstances of technologies, thus it is still unknown whether the free network actions of the masked amateurs can be up to the standard of the community of network citizens. All this means that the regulation of information of the network society is of extreme importance and urgency. Therefore, it is advisable to open up more channels of political participation, to get rid of rumors with more open, transparent and fair government information as well as confining network political participations within the framework of the laws.