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"Former Vice President Al Gore spoke in favor of leveraging the Internet against big business and politicians, saying corporations have \"hacked\" democracy in the U.S. \nDiscussing his new book, The Future, Gore explained to the BBC that global electronic communications is one of the six drivers of change, and it's necessary to combat big money. \n\"Our democracy has been hacked,\" Gore says. \"The operating system has been taken over and turned to uses that are somewhat different than the ones our founders intended to emerge.\"\nHis proposed solution is to use the Internet as a force of good to revitalize democracy, emphasizing the prominence of fact-checking and citizen journalists. Gore touched on the rise of bloggers and their impact on policy debates, as well as younger generations being empowered by new forms of communication. \nGore, who's had his share of influence on the government's view of the Internet, said that people must use its power to hold politicians accountable. \nHis latest book discusses mobile phones and the Internet in developing countries. While it poses the opportunity for \u201Crobust democratic discourse\u201D; these growths present new issues of cybersecurity and privacy. \nWhat do you think of Gore's ideas to use the Internet to save democracy? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. \nImage courtesy Flickr, World Economic Forum"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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