- Nov 07, 2020
Internet Quotes
A tool that connects and complicates in equal measure.
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- Politically
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Internet is a politically contested space.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
Only about 10 percent of India's population uses the web, making it unlikely that Internet freedom will be a decisive ballot-box issue anytime soon.
- Crime
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- Nov 07, 2020
A number of countries, including Russia and China, have put forward proposals to regulate aspects of the Internet like 'crime' and 'security' that are currently unregulated at the global level due to lack of international consensus over what those terms actually mean or over how to balance enforcement with the protection of citizens' rights.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
Defending a free and open global Internet requires a broad-based global movement with the stamina to engage in endless - and often highly technical - national and international policy battles.
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody is forcing anybody who is uncomfortable with the terms of service to use Facebook. Executives point out that Internet users have choices on the Web.
- Over
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- Nov 07, 2020
Governments clash with each other over who should control the co-ordination of the Internet's infrastructure and critical resources.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is not inevitable that the Internet will evolve in a manner compatible with democracy.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
So many tend to brand the Internet as the downfall of youth, but 'Ready Player One' hints that it's more complicated than that.
- First Amendment
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- Nov 07, 2020
The First Amendment protects the Internet.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Internet moves very fast. In the old world, we could afford to sit and analyze forever. But in the new world, the first mover has the advantage.
- Amazing Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the amazing things about the Internet is that the content creators are the gatekeepers. We can think of an idea and execute it quickly, and we didn't have to pitch the idea to a major network or convince a studio head to sign-off on the concept.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now with the Internet, a celebrity is fair game, and it's all designed to sell advertising space.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
E-mail, when it became mobile - what happened? Utilization of email went through the roof. Just pure Internet access and data - what happens when you mobilize it? Multiples. People are dependent upon broadband and as you mobilize it, they become even more dependent on broadband.
- Nov 07, 2020