What Clay Shirky thinks about censorship

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American writer on the social and economic effects of the internet, author of Here Comes Everybody (2008) and Cognitive Surplus (2010); has taught at New York University.

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1. 13 Jul 2003

   Our readingIn an online community the core group has rights that sometimes trump individual rights.

   Their wordsThe core group has rights that trump individual rights in some situations.

   ↗A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemyshirky.com 3rd of 4 in this piece