Evgeny Morozov – The Internet: Tool of Empowerment or Suppression?
Author: Ari Magnusson
Evgeny Morozov gave a talk on the role of the internet as a tool of government suppression at the Royal Society for the Arts earlier last September. In contrast to Clay Shirky’s optimistic analysis of social media, which advocates the power of the internet to challenge government censorship. He argues it is increasingly being used more effectively as a tool of propaganda and suppression by governments around the world.
