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Facebook is blocked in mainland China, but is used heavily by the rest of the Chinese-speaking world, including Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

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Compliance with the Stop Online Piracy Act would require huge overhead spending by Internet companies for staff and technologies dedicated to monitoring users and censoring any infringing material from being posted or transmitted.

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The way I think liberties get eroded is not that all of a sudden you become an Orwellian state, but gradually it becomes harder for people with unpopular views to speak out without being in danger, be it from the state or just from the majority of the people who don't like them.

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Trade shows such as the wire tappers' ball are highly secretive and ban journalists from attending. None of the U.S. agencies that attended the wire tappers' ball - including the FBI, the Secret Service, and every branch of the military - were willing to comment when a reporter queried them about their attendance.

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It's harder and harder for journalists to get out in the field and interview Iraqis. The Web can get these voices out easily and cheaply.

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While the Internet can't be controlled 100 percent, it's possible for governments to filter content and discourage people from organizing.

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Internet freedom is a bit of a Rorschach test: it means different things to different people.

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The critical question is: How do we ensure that the Internet develops in a way that is compatible with democracy?

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China's censorship and propaganda systems may be complex and multilayered, but they are obviously not well coordinated.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: September 16th, 1969

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