Evgeny Morozov, Yahoo! Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University and contributing editor for Foreign Policy, discusses the limits of social networks in promoting democracy. The discussion also turns to Morozov’s experience as a promoter of online freedom in Eastern Europe and cybersecurity.
Related Readings
- Net Effects, a blog by Evgeny Morozov
- How Dictators Watch Us on the Web by Evgeny Morozov and reply by Clay Shirky at the Prospect
- How the Net Aids Dictatorships by Evgeny Morozov at TED
- Social Media vs the Dictator, Clay Shirky on the Belorussian Ice Cream flashmob, at YouTube
- Facebook brings protest to Colombia at the New York Times
- Revolution, Facebook-Style at the New York Times
- Ethan Zuckerman on Internet Censorship and the Limits of Circumvention at Surprisingly Free Conversations
- Wikipedia to Color Code Untrustworthy Text at Wired
- Mike McConnell on How to Win the Cyber-War We’re Losing at the Washington Post
- How I Became a Soldier in the Georgia-Russia Cyberwar by Evgeny Morozov at Slate
- Johannes Bauer on Economic Incentives and Cybersecurity at Surprisingly Free Conversations
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