To fully absorb the lessons of the Internet, urge the Internet-centrists, we need to reshape our political and social institutions in its… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
Universities ought to be aware of the degree they would want to accept funding from governments like China to work on, say,… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
North Korea aside, most authoritarian governments have already accepted the growth of the Internet culture as inevitable; they have little choice but… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
Diplomacy is, perhaps, one element of the U.S. government that should not be subject to the demands of 'open government'; whenever it… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
It is true that authoritarian governments increasingly see the Internet as a threat in part because they see the U.S. government behind… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
One would think that by the second decade of the twenty-first century, the intellectual poverty of technocracy and the primacy of politics… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
WikiLeaks is what happens when the entire US government is forced to go through a full-body scanner. — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
For all its shortcomings, Wikipedia does have strong governance and deliberative mechanisms; anyone who has ever followed discussions on Wikipedia's mailing lists… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
If we don't like rent control, we ought to oppose it on political and social grounds - and not just by arguing… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
It is true that authoritarian governments increasingly see the internet as a threat in part because they see the US government behind… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
I have no problem with technological solutions to social problems. The key question for me is, 'Who gets to implement them?' and,… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
WikiLeaks is what happens when the entire U.S. government is forced to go through a full-body scanner. — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
Many of us were a little to early to assume that the most logical uses of the internet in authoritarian states would… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
I want my government to do something about my privacy - I don't want to just do it on my own. — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
A lot of the geeks in Silicon Valley will tell you they no longer believe in the ability of policymakers in Washington… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
I think governments will increasingly be tempted to rely on Silicon Valley to solve problems like obesity or climate change because Silicon… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
If China's expansion into Africa and Russia's into Latin America and the former Soviet Union are any indication, Silicon Valley's ability to… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
The message I'm trying to send is that technology is political, and that many decisions that look like decisions about technology actually… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
A vibrant civil society can challenge those in power by documenting corruption or uncovering activities like the murder of political enemies. In… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
“If Amazon’s dream of a world without gatekeepers becomes reality, then the company itself will become a powerful gatekeeper.” — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
I spent two years in Palo Alto - what an awful, suffocating place for those of us who don't care about yoga, yogurts and… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
For many oppositional movements, the Internet, while providing the opportunity to distribute information more quickly and cheaper, may have actually made their struggle more… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
To fully absorb the lessons of the Internet, urge the Internet-centrists, we need to reshape our political and social institutions in its image. — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
As Barbara Streisand discovered, adopting a militaristic posture against a tech-savvy mob of civil libertarians is not going to be of much help: Many… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
The Egyptian experience suggests that social media can greatly accelerate the death of already dying authoritarian regimes. — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
In business, standards establish the rules of the game, creating path dependencies as investments are made and corresponding designs are set in stone and… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
Military commanders do not want to be tried for war crimes, even if those crimes are committed online. — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
When we get the remote Russian village online, what will get people to the Internet is not going to be reports from Human Rights… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
“To reject solutionism is to transcend the narrow-minded rationalistic mindset that recasts every instance of an efficiency deficit [...] as an obstacle that needs… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
Information technology has been one of the leading drivers of globalization, and it may also become one of its major victims. — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
Universities ought to be aware of the degree they would want to accept funding from governments like China to work on, say, face recognition… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
