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American - Journalist | September 16, 1969 -

Even in democratic society, we don't have good answers how to balance the need for security on one hand and the protection of free speech on the other in our digital networks.

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Each of us has a vital role to play in building a world in which the government and technology serve the world's people and not the other way around.

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Authoritarian systems evolve. Authoritarianism in the Internet Age is not your old Cold War authoritarianism.

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Companies have choices to make about what extent they're handling their users' content.

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Freedom only remains healthy if we think about the implications of what we do on a day-to-day basis.

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Google attempted to run a search engine in China, and they ended up giving up.

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The user in China wants the same thing that any Internet user wants - privacy in conversations, maximum access to information, and the ability to speak their minds online.

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In China, the problem is that with the system of censorship that's now in place, the user doesn't know to what extent, why, and under what authority there's been censorship. There's no way of appealing. There's no due process.

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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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The early idealists and companies and governments have all assumed that the Internet will bring freedom. Yet China proves that this is not the case.

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I don't think any foreign Internet company can effectively compete against Chinese companies in the Chinese market. The regulatory environment is so difficult that it's almost impossible for foreigners to have an advantage over locals who have better political connections and who can manipulate the regulatory system much more effectively.

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There is a broad movement that has been holding companies accountable on human rights for a long time.

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