Claire Fox Quotes

I think we should not control the Internet.

There is no country on Earth where Internet and telecommunications companies do not face at least some pressure from governments to do things that would potentially infringe on users' rights to free expression and privacy.

We need to codify our values and build consensus around what we want from a free society and a free Internet. We need to put into law protections for our privacy and our right to speak and assemble.

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.

The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that

Americans' information independence is under attack, whether it's the repeal of net neutrality or the repeal of broadband privacy protections.

As long as a government can come and shoot you, you can't jump on the Internet to freedom.

History is rife with examples of governments taking actions to 'protect' their citizens from harm by controlling access to information and inhibiting freedom of expression and other freedoms outlined in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We must make sure, collectively, that the Internet avoids a similar fate.

The most important thing is, we really want to make sure the American people are able to get to any Web site they'd like to get to.

The thing I have come to find astonishing is that people from all political sides routinely say that the Internet has to be the model of free speech and freedom.

In Russia, they do not generally block the Internet and directly censor websites.

A free and open Internet is essential to our democracy, economy, and modern way of life.

One of the great debates about the Internet is whether it is making people more or less free.

I support a free and open Internet.

The Internet should be an open platform where you are free to go where you want and say and do what you want without having to ask anyone's permission.

The first thing is - and this is very important - I support the unmonitored use of the Internet for everyone. It doesn't matter what country you're in or what you do for a living - everyone should have the right to an unmonitored Internet.

It is absolutely clear to me that we have to keep the internet open

A free and open Internet is a despot's worst enemy.

In whatever number of years I have on Earth, I think that promoting the values of free expression, the openness of the Internet, that's the best use of my time.

The war for the Internet has begun. Hollywood is in control of politics. The government is killing innovation.

Let's keep the Internet weird. Let's keep the Internet free.

The federal government seeks to control and regulate the Internet, but the last thing this Congress should be doing is trying to stifle public debate online.

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.

Calling China's online censorship system a 'Great Firewall' is increasingly trendy, but misleading. All walls, being the creation of engineers, can be breached with the right tools.

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