We are trying to do a transfer of technology that allows people to express themselves without taking risks. It is about free speech, that's all.
"Ethan Zuckerman" is an American Media studies/media scholar, blogger, and Internet activist. He is the director of the MIT Center for Civic Media and the author most recently of Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection, which won the Zócalo Book Prize.
More Ethan Zuckerman on Wikipedia.It can be a bit overwhelming, but it's a great overview of the conversations taking place in and around Africa.
While the Internet is censored in China, the censorship is allowing a level of speech to take place that's unprecedented.
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