The Blogging Revolution

The Blogging Revolution, released by Melbourne University Press in 2008, is a colourful and revelatory account of bloggers around the globe why live and write under repressive regimes – many of them risking their lives in doing so.

Antony Loewenstein’s travels take him to private parties in Iran and Egypt, internet cafes in Saudi Arabia and Damascus, to the homes of Cuban dissidents and into newspaper offices in Beijing, where he discovers the ways in which the internet is threatening the ruld of governments.

Through first-hand investigations, he reveals the complicity of Western multinationals in assisting the restriction of information in these countries and how bloggers are leading the charge for change.

The blogging revolution is a superb examination about the nature of repression in the twenty-first century and the power of brave individuals to overcome it.

It was released in an updated edition in 2011, post the Arab revolutions, and an updated Indian print version in 2011.

The book is endorsed by Salam Pax, The Baghdad Blogger.