Series - Tech and Philanthropy

Is the internet a public resource worth protecting for the next generation?

Author Vinod Rajasekaran
A Q&A with Mark Surman, executive director of Mozilla

Why It Matters

There’s a lot of talk, about protecting resources like water, forests, and languages for future generations. Is the internet worth protecting in the same way? Future of Good publisher Vinod Rajasekaran sits down with Mark Surman, executive director of Mozilla to talk about what a web worth protecting looks like, and how it needs to change to get there. Part of Future of Good’s Tech and Philanthropy series.

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