“Western companies (and governments) have deeply integrated themselves ...” — Zeynep Tufekci Quote

“Western companies (and governments) have deeply integrated themselves with an authoritarian regime without thinking through the consequences, and when push comes to shove, many will choose money over their nice mission statements.”

“Technical solutions have to be built around and integrated with social signals, not by stepping on them.”

“A 'fair' fight between non-equals is not fair, and being blind to power is an implicit endorsement of the powerful.”

“You don't get the fox to be in charge of the chicken coop. You don't give the outgoing regime - which has been practicing dictatorship, is an authoritarian system, it's a bunch of military people - the task of changing Egypt into a second republic, a new Egypt with democracy, freedom, rights, etc.”

“In every country today, there is politics. It may be authoritarian politics, but there is politics.”

“China is building a model for how an authoritarian government can survive the Internet.”