Nelson, Michael, R. "Battles Over Digital Copyright (SOPA and ACTA) and the Rise of “Exo-Politics.” The European Institute, April 2012.
From the article: "Controversy over legislation in the U.S., Europe and Canada to protect online copyright has mobilized a wave of new players from the user community who deploy the Internet in new ways to influence the political debate. This phenomenon -- characterized by street protests organized via social media, online petitions, viral videos and other "hacktivism" techniques -- is being called "exo-politics" (i.e. outside politics as usual). It may presage a significant change in the political power equation." Read more
