Orson Scott Card Quotes

The Internet, as a First Amendment medium, hinges on free expression, and that means free advertising.

The Internet allows me to be more free.

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.

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.

Countries that have the Internet already are not going to turn it off. And so the power of freedom, the power of ideas will spread, and it will change those societies in very dramatic ways.

Where States impose unlawful censorship through filtering and other technologies, the use of encryption and anonymity may empower individuals to circumvent barriers and access information and ideas without the intrusion of authorities. Journalists, researchers, lawyers and civil society rely on encryption and anonymity to shield themselves (and their sources, clients and partners) from surveillance and harassment. The ability to search the web, develop ideas and communicate securely may be the only way in which many can explore basic aspects of identity, such as one’s gender, religion, ethnicity, national origin or sexuality.

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

Censorship is a really big deal, but online you don't have anything. You have slightly more freedom.

People don't want to have their rights online violated. They want the freedom of the Internet.

We cannot allow internet service providers to restrict the best access or to pick winners and losers in the online marketplace for services and ideas.

Net neutrality is one where we the people are definitely on the ropes.

There's always going to be a tradeoff between trolling and anonymity, and I guess that's the way life will be. And you can manage it, but you can't cure it.

I love the Internet, and I love that you can say whatever you want.

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

The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.

The Internet's distinct configuration may have made cyberattacks easy to launch, but it has also kindled the flame of freedom.

The Internet is so big that no one can control anything, really.

A liberated Internet will continue to be a reality in your life (and in the lives of your children) if rules like Net Neutrality are in place.

Anonymity is a universal convention of the blogosphere, and the wicked expedience is that you can speak without consequences.

Net neutrality was essential for our economy; it was essential to preserve freedom and openness, both for economic reasons and free speech reasons, and the government had a role in ensuring that Internet freedom was protected.

Censorship is saying: 'I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.' But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word - even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.

In cyberspace, once privacy is breached, it may be breached worldwide. Free speech is not restricted to a street-corner audience, a locker room, or a limited-circulation publication, but travels the world.

The Internet is unpoliceable essentially.

Pirate Party

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