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Tor is Peace, Software Freedom is Slavery, Wikipedia is Truth

The political philosophy of the Internet



The Internet began as state-sponsored anarchy, but it is now the tool of first resort for dissidents and propagandists alike. The poster-child project of the Free Software Movement runs on the authority of a single person; the rest clash over the very definition of the word ‘free’. A company which pictured itself as smashing Big Brother is now seen as one of the perceived secretive and authoritarian in the industry; and for another, ‘Don’t Be Evil’ is proving to be a challenging motto to live by.

Persons:
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