Evgeny Morozov
Evgeny Morozov
Evgeny Morozovis a writer and researcher of Belarusian origin who studies political and social implications of technology...
NationalityBelarusian
ProfessionWriter
CountryBelarus
mistake information bigs
This marketization of personal information is a big mistake.
idols innovation selfishness
For Silicon Valley and its idols, innovation is the new selfishness.
smart technology practice
Smart technologies are not just disruptive; they can also preserve the status quo. Revolutionary in theory, they are often reactionary in practice.
sleep insomnia ethical
While free software was meant to force developers to lose sleep over ethical dilemmas, open source software was meant to end their insomnia.
technology may information
Information technology has been one of the leading drivers of globalization, and it may also become one of its major victims.
genius chance easy
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.
technology thinking would-be
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.
political lessons needs
To fully absorb the lessons of the Internet, urge the Internet-centrists, we need to reshape our political and social institutions in its image.
empowering democracy facts
The Internet can empower groups whose aims are in fact antithetical to democracy.
media dying egyptian
The Egyptian experience suggests that social media can greatly accelerate the death of already dying authoritarian regimes.
media weakness social
Social media's greatest assets - anonymity, 'virality,' interconnectedness - are also its main weaknesses.
google networking social
Search without Google is like social networking without Facebook: unimaginable.
revolution may democratic
Revolution may not be pro-Western or democratic.
wikileaks diplomats candid
Most other documents leaked to WikiLeaks do not carry the same explosive potential as candid cables written by American diplomats.