Yuval Noah Harari Quote: How Censorship Works in the Digital Age

„In the past, censorship worked by blocking the flow of information. In the twenty-first century, censorship works by flooding people with irrelevant information. [...] In ancient times having power meant having access to data. Today having power means knowing what to ignore.“

Yuval Noah HarariYuval Noah Harari explains how censorship today works by flooding irrelevant information, distracting us from what truly matters.
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Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian and bestselling author known for his works on history, technology, and the future of humanity.

Harari reveals how modern censorship becomes subtler: not by blocking but by flooding with trivialities – a warning to consciously focus your attention.


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Quote by Yuval Noah Harari about how censorship works in the digital age

Yuval Noah Harari (born 1976) is an Israeli historian and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He gained international fame through his popular books such as 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind' and 'Homo Deus', where he analyzes the development of humanity, society, and technology.

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