http://www.economist.com/debate/days/view/662 *Internet Democracy /This house believes that the internet is not inherently a force for democracy/* *Defending the motion* _Evgeny Morozov _ Author, "The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom" While the internet has the potential to both oppress and liberate, which side dominates depends on the social and political context in which it is used rather than on some internal "logic" that derives from its architecture or culture. *Against the motion* _John Palfrey_ Henry N. Ess Professor; Vice-Dean, Library and Information Resources, Harvard Law School The internet is inherently a force for democracy. That will not necessarily always be true, but it is the case today, given its present architecture and the way that people use the network.