When we get the remote Russian village online, what will get people to the Internet is not going … - Evgeny Morozov

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Evgeny Morozov

When we get the remote Russian village online, what will get people to the Internet is not going to be reports from Human Rights Watch. It's going to be pornography, 'Sex and the City,' or maybe funny videos of cats.

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