What Does Cyberbalkanization Mean?
Cyberbalkanization is the segregation of the Internet into smaller groups with similar interests, to a degree that they show a narrow-minded approach to outsiders or those with contradictory views. While the Internet has largely been credited for broadening discussion, it also can serve as a means of bringing together fringe groups with intolerant viewpoints. So, while the Internet has contributed to globalization and information exchange, it also may be used to foster discrimination.The cyberbalkanization term combines the term "cyber" with Balkans, a political region in southeastern Europe with a history of partitioned cultures, languages and religion.