The Egyptian experience suggests that social media can greatly accelerate the death of already dying authoritarian regimes. Evgeny Morozov accelerateauthoritariandeath Change image and share on social
The Internet can empower groups whose aims are in fact antithetical to democracy. Evgeny Morozov aimantitheticaldemocracy Change image and share on social
Is there anything more self-defeating than using technology to free up your time - so that you can learn how to do an even better job at it? Evgeny Morozov defeatfreejob Change image and share on social
The newspaper offers something very different from Google's aggregators. It offers a value system, an idea of what matters in the world. Newspapers need to start articulating that value. Evgeny Morozov aggregatorarticulategoogle Change image and share on social
Cloud computing is a great euphemism for centralization of computer services under one server. Evgeny Morozov centralizationcloudcompute Change image and share on social
In China, Internet surveillance has already become a profitable industry. In fact, a growing number of private firms eagerly assist the local police by aggregating this data and presenting it in easy-to-browse formats, allowing humans to pursue more analytical tasks. Evgeny Morozov aggregateallowanalytic share on social
I'm active on Twitter, and I love my iPad and my Kindle. Evgeny Morozov activeipadkindle Change image and share on social
For all its shortcomings, Wikipedia does have strong governance and deliberative mechanisms; anyone who has ever followed discussions on Wikipedia's mailing lists will confirm that its moderators and administrators openly discuss controversial issues on a regular basis. Evgeny Morozov administratorbasisconfirm share on social
One possible future for WikiLeaks is to morph into a gigantic media intermediary - perhaps, even something of a clearing house for investigative reporting - where even low-level leaks would be matched with the appropriate journalists to pursue and report on them and, perhaps, even with appropriate NGOs to advocate on their causes. Evgeny Morozov advocateclearfuture share on social
Surveillance cameras might reduce crime - even though the evidence here is mixed - but no studies show that they result in greater happiness of everyone involved. Evgeny Morozov cameracrimeevidence Change image and share on social