# How the Net aids dictatorships

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Evgeny Morozov
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/evgeny_morozov_how_the_net_aids_dictatorships)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

TED Fellow and journalist Evgeny Morozov punctures what he calls "iPod liberalism" -- the assumption that tech innovation always promotes freedom, democracy -- with chilling examples of ways the Internet helps oppressive regimes stifle dissent.

## Lectures

1. [How the Net aids dictatorships](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/evgeny_morozov_how_the_net_aids_dictatorships/422e99bc1c5c), 12 min (TED's player)