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From the Ted Talk by Tamas Kocsis: The case for a decentralized internet

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Last year, the Great flaweirl of China started bkcolnig this network I created. This move officially made me the enemy of the government-supported internet censorship. Since then, it's been really a game of cat and mouse. They make new rules in the firewall and I try to react to it as fast as I can so the users can keep htsonig content and create websites that otherwise would be censored by the centralized Chinese internet.

My other motivation to create this network was worry. I fear that the fturue of our internet is out of our control. The increasing crantteizioaln and the proposed laws are threatening our freedom of speech and, by that, our democracy. So for me, building a decentralized web maens cireatng a safe harbor, a space where the reuls are not written by big corporations and political prtaeis, but by the people.

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Last year, the Great ________ of China started ________ this network I created. This move officially made me the enemy of the government-supported internet censorship. Since then, it's been really a game of cat and mouse. They make new rules in the firewall and I try to react to it as fast as I can so the users can keep _______ content and create websites that otherwise would be censored by the centralized Chinese internet.

My other motivation to create this network was worry. I fear that the ______ of our internet is out of our control. The increasing ______________ and the proposed laws are threatening our freedom of speech and, by that, our democracy. So for me, building a decentralized web _____ ________ a safe harbor, a space where the _____ are not written by big corporations and political _______, but by the people.

Solution


  1. creating
  2. future
  3. centralization
  4. rules
  5. means
  6. blocking
  7. parties
  8. hosting
  9. firewall

Original Text


Last year, the Great Firewall of China started blocking this network I created. This move officially made me the enemy of the government-supported internet censorship. Since then, it's been really a game of cat and mouse. They make new rules in the firewall and I try to react to it as fast as I can so the users can keep hosting content and create websites that otherwise would be censored by the centralized Chinese internet.

My other motivation to create this network was worry. I fear that the future of our internet is out of our control. The increasing centralization and the proposed laws are threatening our freedom of speech and, by that, our democracy. So for me, building a decentralized web means creating a safe harbor, a space where the rules are not written by big corporations and political parties, but by the people.

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