Truly smart technologies will remind us that we are not mere automatons who assist big data in asking and answering questions. Evgeny Morozov answerassistautomaton 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 think governments will increasingly be tempted to rely on Silicon Valley to solve problems like obesity or climate change because Silicon Valley runs the information infrastructure through which we consume information. Evgeny Morozov changeclimateconsume share on social
I have no problem with technological solutions to social problems. The key question for me is, 'Who gets to implement them?' and, 'What kinds of politics of reform do technological solutions smuggle through the back door?' Evgeny Morozov backdoorimplement 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
If you want to plan a revolution, you never do it in public - the authorities show up and arrest everyone. Evgeny Morozov arrestauthorityplan Change image and share on social
There is this absurd assumption that the revitalisation of the public sphere is always a good thing. I think people tend to confuse 'civic' and 'civil,' and they believe that everything that is done by citizens is necessarily a good thing because you build a network, an association. Evgeny Morozov absurdassociationassumption 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
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 expand globally will be severely limited, if only because Beijing and Moscow have no qualms about blending politics and business. Evgeny Morozov abilityafricaamerica share on social
Calling China's online censorship system a 'Great Firewall' is increasingly trendy, but misleading. All walls, being the creation of engineers, can be breached with the right tools. Evgeny Morozov breachcallcensorship Change image and share on social
