{"id":18210,"date":"2019-10-31T10:49:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T10:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.am\/?p=18210"},"modified":"2019-11-04T21:02:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T21:02:08","slug":"in-the-library-evgeny-morozov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/in-the-library\/2019\/10\/31\/18210\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Library: Evgeny Morozov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Guardian columnist, researcher and writer Evgeny Mozorov had closely been following the Velvet Revolution of Armenia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He points to the potential dangers for a new generation of politicians who suddenly realized they could speak directly to people bypassing various intermediary institutions, including journalists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere is a theoretical possibility that you always have to keep in mind and we have to understand that by and large there is always a danger of opening up to the small populist, occasionally more demagogic type of discourse which social media makes possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube--ldjljhrwvu\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube--ldjljhrwvu\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-ldjlJHrWVU?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-ldjlJHrWVU?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.am\\\/en\\\/in-the-library\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/31\\\/18210\\\/#arve-youtube--ldjljhrwvu\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/-ldjlJHrWVU?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Evgeny Morozov never prioritizes technology and social media but insists:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe need to try to build checks and balances. 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