If my idea was just to maintain a certain lifestyle, there would be no need to get a Ph.D. But I do care very deeply about the idea side as well. Evgeny Morozov caredeeplyidea Change image and share on social
We need to start seeing privacy as a commons - as some kind of a public good that can get depleted as too many people treat it carelessly or abandon it too eagerly. What is privacy for? This question needs an urgent answer. Evgeny Morozov abandonanswercarelessly share on social
The reason why there is more pessimism about technology in Europe has to do with history, the use of databases to keep track of people in the camps, ecological disasters. Evgeny Morozov campdatabasedisaster Change image and share on social
Technological defeatism - a belief that, since a given technology is here to stay, there's nothing we can do about it other than get on with it and simply adjust our norms - is a persistent feature of social thought about technology. We'll come to pay for it very dearly. Evgeny Morozov adjustbeliefdearly share on social
Social media's greatest assets - anonymity, 'virality,' interconnectedness - are also its main weaknesses. Evgeny Morozov anonymityassetgreat Change image and share on social
North Korea aside, most authoritarian governments have already accepted the growth of the Internet culture as inevitable; they have little choice but to find ways to shape it in accord with their own narratives - or risk having their narratives shaped by others. Evgeny Morozov acceptaccordauthoritarian share on social
Would you like all of your Facebook friends to sift through your trash? A group of designers from Britain and Germany think that you might. Meet BinCam: a 'smart' trash bin that aims to revolutionize the recycling process. Evgeny Morozov aimbinbincam share on social
Just as Josef K, the protagonist of Kafka's 'The Trial,' awoke one day to discover that he had become part of some unfathomable legal carnival, we, too are frequently waking to discover that the rules of the digital game have once again profoundly changed. Evgeny Morozov awakecarnivalchange share on social
Russian young people spend countless hours online downloading videos and having a very nice digital entertainment lifestyle, which does not necessarily turn them into the next Che Guevara. Evgeny Morozov checountlessdigital Change image and share on social
'Solutionism' for me is, above all, an unthinking pursuit of perfection - by means of technology - without coming to grips with the fact that imperfection is an essential feature of liberal democracy. Evgeny Morozov comedemocracyessential Change image and share on social
