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
I'm not on Facebook. I have a sort of anonymous account that I check, like, once every six months every time Facebook rolls out a new feature. Evgeny Morozov accountanonymouscheck Change image and share on social
Universities ought to be aware of the degree they would want to accept funding from governments like China to work on, say, face recognition technology. Evgeny Morozov acceptawarechina Change image and share on social
I used to work for an NGO called Transitions Online, and I was their Director of New Media. I was a very idealistic fellow who thought that he could use blogs, social networks and new media to help promote democracy, human rights and freedom of expression. Evgeny Morozov blogcalldemocracy share on social
Apple has an opening to say, 'The tools we are selling to you will enable you to do things rather than do things for you.' Google's vision is tools that will do things for you. Evgeny Morozov appleenablegoogle Change image and share on social
It is easy to be seen as either a genius or a crank. If you have a Ph.D., at least you somewhat lower the chances that you will be seen as a crank. Evgeny Morozov chancecrankeasy Change image and share on social
If you trace the history of mankind, our evolution has been mediated by technology, and without technology it's not really obvious where we would be. So I think we have always been cyborgs in this sense. Evgeny Morozov cyborgevolutionhistory share on social
I want my government to do something about my privacy - I don't want to just do it on my own. Evgeny Morozov governmentprivacy Change image and share on social
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