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In From Counterculture to Cyberculture, Fred Turner explores how counterculture beliefs in communal living, collaboration, and utopianism influenced the evolution of digital technology, particularly in the 1990s. Stewart Brand, a key figure in the counterculture movement, played a pivotal role in this transition through influential projects like The Whole Earth Catalog and The WELL, advocating for the Internet's potential to foster openness and collaboration. The book discusses the initial promise and later challenges of digital utopianism as the Internet evolved, including oversight of data privacy and the rise of corporate dominance.