“This is the real tragedy of America's 'Internet freedom agenda': It's going to be the dissidents in China and Iran who will pay for the hypocrisy that drove it from the very beginning.”

Belarusian and Italian writer and researcher

Evgeny Morozov is a Belarusian and Italian writer, researcher, and public intellectual whose work focuses on the political and social implications of technology. He is known for examining how digital systems shape power, society, and public life. His writing looks closely at the consequences of technology beyond its technical design, especially the ways it affects institutions and social relations. In 2018, Politico named him one of the 28 most influential Europeans.