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

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And it's very easy to abuse this peowr. For example, last year, a CEO of a company that acts as a gatekeeper for nine million websites decided, after some public pressure, that one of the sites it manages, a far right page, should be bcekold. He then sent an internal eiaml to his coworkers. "This was an arbitrary decision. I woke up this mnrinog in a bad mood and decided to kick them off the iennetrt." Even he admits, "No one should have this power." As a rensospe, one of the employees asked him, "Is this the day the Internet dies?"

Open Cloze

And it's very easy to abuse this _____. For example, last year, a CEO of a company that acts as a gatekeeper for nine million websites decided, after some public pressure, that one of the sites it manages, a far right page, should be _______. He then sent an internal _____ to his coworkers. "This was an arbitrary decision. I woke up this _______ in a bad mood and decided to kick them off the ________." Even he admits, "No one should have this power." As a ________, one of the employees asked him, "Is this the day the Internet dies?"

Solution

  1. morning
  2. power
  3. blocked
  4. response
  5. internet
  6. email

Original Text

And it's very easy to abuse this power. For example, last year, a CEO of a company that acts as a gatekeeper for nine million websites decided, after some public pressure, that one of the sites it manages, a far right page, should be blocked. He then sent an internal email to his coworkers. "This was an arbitrary decision. I woke up this morning in a bad mood and decided to kick them off the Internet." Even he admits, "No one should have this power." As a response, one of the employees asked him, "Is this the day the Internet dies?"

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