Matt Mullenweg Quotes

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

Automattic's mission has always been very aligned with WordPress itself, which is to democratise publishing.

Information on the Internet must be as free as in the newspapers.

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

Android is a major step towards an ethical, user-controlled, free-software portable phone, but there is a long way to go.

As the web becomes more and more of a part of our every day lives, it would be a horrible tragedy if it was locked up inside of companies and proprietary software.

It is important to distinguish between the power of the Internet to make the great change it can, and the limits and vulnerabilities of that change without real-time political mobilization deployed globally to protect those who venture out, especially in closed societies, into the heady new vistas it offers.

Technology is neutral, but it all depends on the way we use it.

Information technology is a formidable enabler of freedoms. For example, it lowers barriers to freedom of expression and allows people to get a better grasp of their lives. It should not be used to reduce the freedom of people.

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.

Over time, if you want rights, you have to also show that you can use them responsibly and that you can build a positive world in the online space, and that's also very important.

WordPress, it's a complex tool; it's like the back of a digital SLR... but that doesn't work on a phone.

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

The Internet has introduced an enormously accessible and egalitarian platform for creating, sharing and obtaining information on a global scale. As a result, we have new ways to allow people to exercise their human and civil rights.

As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.

There is clearly a constituency that appreciates the message that Google is sending, that it finds the Chinese government's attitude to the Internet and censorship unacceptable.

The Internet has the capacity to extend to us genuine choice, and that is not without risk. Real power does entail real responsibility.

There is something almost sacred about the Internet. I'm trying to secularize it.

I come from the school who thought the Internet could be the great democratising force, that getting rid of the gatekeepers was a positive move.

There was one issue on which there seemed to be almost unanimity: the Internet should not be managed by any government, national or multinational.

Every time there's a new tool, whether it's Internet or cell phones or anything else, all these things can be used for good or evil. Technology is neutral; it depends on how it's used.

I have fun going on Twitter and the Internet. I feel safe and comfortable, and I wish everyone could feel that way.

If multi-stakeholder Internet governance is to survive an endless series of challenges, its champions must commit to serving the interests and protecting the rights of all Internet users around the world, particularly those in developing countries where Internet use is growing fastest.

It is not inevitable that the Internet will evolve in a manner compatible with democracy.

Personally I find the democratic chaos of the Internet fascinating, and for the most part really benign.