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Wael Ghonim: Let's design social media that drives real change
Wael Ghonim: Lad os designe sociale medier der flytter holdninger
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Wael Ghonim var med til at sætte gang i det Arabiske Forår i sit hjemland Ægypten... ved at oprette en simpel Facebook side. Da revolutionen fyldte gaderne, ændrede den sig fra håbefuld til kaos, derefter fra grim til hjerteskærende. Og de sociale medier fulgte trop. Det der før samlede og engagerede, blev til en polariseret krigsskueplads. Ghonim spørger: Hvad kan vi gøre ved folks opførsel online? Hvordan kan vi bruge Internet og sociale medier til at fremme god tone og velbegrundet argumentation.
Wael Ghonim - Internet activist and computer engineer
Wael Ghonim believes that the Internet can be the most powerful platform for connecting humanity, if we can bring civility and thoughtful conversations back to it. Full bio
Wael Ghonim believes that the Internet can be the most powerful platform for connecting humanity, if we can bring civility and thoughtful conversations back to it. Full bio
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I once said,
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Jeg sagde engang:
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"If you want to liberate a society,
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"Hvis du vil liberalisere et samfund,
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all you need is the Internet."
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er alt du behøver Internettet."
00:20
I was wrong.
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Jeg tog fejl.
00:22
I said those words back in 2011,
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Jeg udtalte disse ord tilbage i 2011
00:24
when a Facebook page I anonymously created
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hvor en Facebook side jeg
oprettede anonymt
oprettede anonymt
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helped spark the Egyptian revolution.
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var med at starte den
Ægyptiske revolution.
Ægyptiske revolution.
00:30
The Arab Spring revealed
social media's greatest potential,
social media's greatest potential,
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Det Arabiske Forår viste
sociale mediers største potentiale,
sociale mediers største potentiale,
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but it also exposed
its greatest shortcomings.
its greatest shortcomings.
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men samtidig også
de største mangler
de største mangler
00:40
The same tool that united us
to topple dictators
to topple dictators
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De værktøjer der forenede os
og væltede diktatorer
og væltede diktatorer
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eventually tore us apart.
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endte med at splitte os.
00:48
I would like to share my own experience
in using social media for activism,
in using social media for activism,
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Jeg vil gerne dele min erfaring
med aktivisme via sociale medier
med aktivisme via sociale medier
00:53
and talk about some of the challenges
I have personally faced
I have personally faced
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og tale om nogen af de udfordringer
jeg personligt har mødt,
jeg personligt har mødt,
00:56
and what we could do about them.
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og hvordan vi overkommer dem.
00:59
In the early 2000s,
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I de tidligere 00'er,
01:02
Arabs were flooding the web.
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var arabere overalt på nettet,
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Thirsty for knowledge, for opportunities,
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tørstige efter viden og muligheder,
01:08
for connecting with the rest
of the people around the globe,
of the people around the globe,
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for at netværke med mennesker
overalt i verden.
overalt i verden.
01:12
we escaped our frustrating
political realities
political realities
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Vi flygtede fra de frustrerende
politiske realiteter
politiske realiteter
01:16
and lived a virtual, alternative life.
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og levede virtuelle alternative liv.
01:21
Just like many of them,
I was completely apolitical until 2009.
I was completely apolitical until 2009.
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Som mange af de andre, var jeg
totalt upolitisk indtil 2009.
totalt upolitisk indtil 2009.
01:26
At the time, when I logged
into social media,
into social media,
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Når jeg dengang var på
sociale medier,
sociale medier,
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I started seeing more and more Egyptians
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så jeg flere og flere ægyptere
01:32
aspiring for political change
in the country.
in the country.
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tale for politisk ændring i landet.
01:36
It felt like I was not alone.
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Jeg så jeg ikke var alene.
01:40
In June 2010,
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I juni 2010,
01:42
Internet changed my life forever.
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ændrede Internet for evigt mit liv.
01:47
While browsing Facebook,
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Mens jeg var på Facebook,
01:50
I saw a photo, a terrifying photo,
of a tortured, dead body
of a tortured, dead body
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så jeg et skræmmende foto
af en død og tortureret
af en død og tortureret
01:55
of a young Egyptian guy.
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ung mands krop.
01:57
His name was Khaled Said.
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Hans navn var Khaled Said.
02:01
Khaled was a 29-year-old Alexandrian
who was killed by police.
who was killed by police.
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Khaled var en 29-årig Alexandrianer
som blev dræbt af politiet.
som blev dræbt af politiet.
02:07
I saw myself in his picture.
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Jeg kunne se mig selv i billedet.
02:09
I thought, "I could be Khaled."
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Jeg tænkte: Det kunne have være mig.
02:12
I could not sleep that night,
and I decided to do something.
and I decided to do something.
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Den aften kunne jeg ikke sove
og besluttede at gøre noget.
og besluttede at gøre noget.
02:17
I anonymously created a Facebook page
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Jeg oprettede anonymt
en Facebook side
en Facebook side
02:20
and called it "We are all Khaled Said."
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og kaldte den "Vi er alle Khaled Said."
02:24
In just three days, the page
had over 100,000 people,
had over 100,000 people,
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På bare 3 dage, havde siden
over 100.000 personer,
over 100.000 personer,
02:29
fellow Egyptians who shared
the same concern.
the same concern.
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Ægyptiske landsmænd der
delte samme bekymring.
delte samme bekymring.
02:33
Whatever was happening had to stop.
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Hvad end der foregik, måtte det stoppe.
02:36
I recruited my co-admin,
AbdelRahman Mansour.
AbdelRahman Mansour.
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Jeg rekrutterede min co-admin
AbdelRahman Mansour.
AbdelRahman Mansour.
02:40
We worked together for hours and hours.
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Vi arbejdede sammen i timevis.
02:42
We were crowdsourcing
ideas from the people.
ideas from the people.
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Vi samlede ideer fra folket.
02:45
We were engaging them.
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Vi engagerede dem.
02:47
We were calling collectively for actions,
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Vi kaldte på kollektivt samarbejde,
02:49
and sharing news that the regime
did not want Egyptians to know.
did not want Egyptians to know.
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og delte nyheder som regimet
ønskede at holde skjult.
ønskede at holde skjult.
02:54
The page became the most followed page
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Siden fik flere følgere end nogen andre
02:57
in the Arab world.
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i den arabiske verden.
02:59
It had more fans than established
media organizations
media organizations
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Den havde flere fans en
etablerede organisationer,
etablerede organisationer,
03:03
and even top celebrities.
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endda store berømtheder.
03:06
On January 14, 2011,
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D. 14. januar 2011,
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Ben Ali fled out of Tunisia
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flygtede Ben Ali ud af Tunesien
03:12
after mounting protests
against his regime.
against his regime.
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efter at have opildnet til
protest imod regimet.
protest imod regimet.
03:15
I saw a spark of hope.
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Jeg fik et glimt at håb.
03:18
Egyptians on social media were wondering,
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Ægyptere på sociale medier
overvejede,
overvejede,
03:21
"If Tunisia did it, why can't we?"
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"Hvis Tunesien kan, kan vi vel også?"
03:24
I posted an event
on Facebook and called it
on Facebook and called it
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Jeg oprettede et event
på Facebook under navnet
på Facebook under navnet
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"A Revolution against Corruption,
Injustice and Dictatorship."
Injustice and Dictatorship."
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"En revolution mod korruption
uretfærdighed og tyranni."
uretfærdighed og tyranni."
03:32
I posed a question to the 300,000 users
of the page at the time:
of the page at the time:
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Jeg stillede et spørgsmål til
de 300.000 brugere på siden:
de 300.000 brugere på siden:
03:37
"Today is the 14th of January.
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"I dag er d. 14. januar.
03:40
The 25th of January is Police Day.
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D. 25. januar er Politidag.
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It's a national holiday.
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En national helligdag.
03:46
If 100,000 of us take
to the streets of Cairo,
to the streets of Cairo,
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Hvis 100.000 af os
indtager Kairos gader,
indtager Kairos gader,
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no one is going to stop us.
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kan ingen stoppe os.
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I wonder if we could do it."
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Kan vi mon gøre det."
03:54
In just a few days, the invitation
reached over a million people,
reached over a million people,
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På få dage nåede invitationen
ud til over 1 million mennesker,
ud til over 1 million mennesker,
03:59
and over 100,000 people
confirmed attendance.
confirmed attendance.
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og mere end 100.000
bekræftede deres deltagelse.
bekræftede deres deltagelse.
04:03
Social media was crucial
for this campaign.
for this campaign.
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Det sociale medie betød
alt for denne kampagne.
alt for denne kampagne.
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It helped a decentralized movement arise.
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Det samlede en spredt
bevægelse.
bevægelse.
04:09
It made people realize
that they were not alone.
that they were not alone.
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Det fik folk til at se
de ikke var alene.
de ikke var alene.
04:12
And it made it impossible
for the regime to stop it.
for the regime to stop it.
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Og gjorde det umuligt
for regimet at stoppe det.
for regimet at stoppe det.
04:16
At the time, they didn't
even understand it.
even understand it.
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På det tidspunkt havde de
end ikke fattet det.
end ikke fattet det.
04:19
And on January 25th, Egyptians flooded
the streets of Cairo and other cities,
the streets of Cairo and other cities,
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Og d. 25. januar gik ægypterne på
gaden i Kairo og andre byer
gaden i Kairo og andre byer
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calling for change,
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med krav om ændringer,
04:27
breaking the barrier of fear
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og frygtens barrierer blev nedbrudt
04:30
and announcing a new era.
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og varslede en ny æra.
04:33
Then came the consequences.
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Så kom konsekvenserne.
04:36
A few hours before the regime cut off
the Internet and telecommunications,
the Internet and telecommunications,
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Et par timer før regimet afbrudte
Internet- og telekommunikation,
Internet- og telekommunikation,
04:41
I was walking in a dark street
in Cairo, around midnight.
in Cairo, around midnight.
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gik jeg ved midnatstid
på en mørk vej i Kairo.
på en mørk vej i Kairo.
04:46
I had just tweeted, "Pray for Egypt.
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Jeg havde lige tweeted:
"Bed for Ægypten.
"Bed for Ægypten.
04:49
The government must be planning
a massacre tomorrow."
a massacre tomorrow."
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Regeringen planlægger nok
en massakre i morgen."
en massakre i morgen."
04:53
I was hit hard on my head.
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Så blev jeg slået hårdt i hovedet.
04:56
I lost my balance and fell down,
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Jeg mistede balancen og faldt,
04:58
to find four armed men surrounding me.
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og blev omringet af 4 bevæbnede mænd.
05:02
One covered my mouth
and the others paralyzed me.
and the others paralyzed me.
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Den ene dækkede min mund
mens resten hold mig fast.
mens resten hold mig fast.
05:06
I knew I was being kidnapped
by state security.
by state security.
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Jeg blev kidnappet af
af sikkerhedsstyrker.
af sikkerhedsstyrker.
05:10
I found myself in a cell,
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Jeg endte i en celle,
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handcuffed, blindfolded.
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i håndjern og med bind for øjnene.
05:17
I was terrified.
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Jeg var rædselsslagen.
05:18
So was my family,
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Det var min familie også,
05:20
who started looking for me
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og de satte en eftersøgning igang
05:22
in hospitals, police stations
and even morgues.
and even morgues.
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på hospitaler, politistationer
og endda lighusene.
og endda lighusene.
05:26
After my disappearance,
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Efter min forsvinden,
05:27
a few of my fellow colleagues who knew
I was the admin of the page
I was the admin of the page
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gjorde et par af mine kolleger,
som vidste jeg var admin på siden,
som vidste jeg var admin på siden,
05:31
told the media about
my connection with that page,
my connection with that page,
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medierne opmærksom på min
relation til netop denne side.
relation til netop denne side.
05:35
and that I was likely arrested
by state security.
by state security.
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Og også at jeg sandsynligvis
var arresteret af sikkerhedsstyrker.
var arresteret af sikkerhedsstyrker.
05:39
My colleagues at Google started
a search campaign trying to find me,
a search campaign trying to find me,
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Mine kolleger hos Google
starte en eftersøgningskampagne
starte en eftersøgningskampagne
05:43
and the fellow protesters in the square
demanded my release.
demanded my release.
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og mine medprotestanter på
pladsen, forlangte min løsladelse.
pladsen, forlangte min løsladelse.
05:48
After 11 days of complete darkness,
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Efter 11 dages total mørke
05:50
I was set free.
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blev jeg løsladt.
05:52
And three days later,
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Og 3 dage senere,
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Mubarak was forced to step down.
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blev Mubarak tvunget til at gå af.
05:57
It was the most inspiring
and empowering moment of my life.
and empowering moment of my life.
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Det var det mest inspirerende
øjeblik i mit liv.
øjeblik i mit liv.
06:02
It was a time of great hope.
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Det var en tid med store håb.
06:05
Egyptians lived a utopia for 18 days
during the revolution.
during the revolution.
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I 18 dage, under revolutionen,
levede ægypterne i et utopia.
levede ægypterne i et utopia.
06:09
They all shared the belief
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De delte alle den samme overbevisning
06:11
that we could actually live together
despite our differences,
despite our differences,
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at vi kan leve sammen
på trods af forskelligheder,
på trods af forskelligheder,
06:15
that Egypt after Mubarak would be for all.
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at Ægypten efter Mubarak ville
være et sted for alle.
være et sted for alle.
06:19
But unfortunately,
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Men desværre
06:20
the post-revolution events
were like a punch in the gut.
were like a punch in the gut.
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var tiden efter revolutionen
som et slag i mellemgulvet.
som et slag i mellemgulvet.
06:26
The euphoria faded,
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Euroforien svandt,
06:28
we failed to build consensus,
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vi fandt ikke et fælles ståsted.
06:31
and the political struggle
led to intense polarization.
led to intense polarization.
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Politikernes kampe endte i
intens polarisering.
intens polarisering.
06:35
Social media only amplified that state,
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Sociale medier forstærkede
den tilstand
den tilstand
06:38
by facilitating the spread
of misinformation, rumors,
of misinformation, rumors,
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ved at sprede misinformation
og rygter,
og rygter,
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echo chambers and hate speech.
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splittelse og hadefulde ytringer.
06:45
The environment was purely toxic.
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Debatten var ren gift.
06:48
My online world became a battleground
filled with trolls, lies, hate speech.
filled with trolls, lies, hate speech.
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Min online verden blev en krigsskueplads
fyldt med trolls, løgne og had.
fyldt med trolls, løgne og had.
06:55
I started to worry
about the safety of my family.
about the safety of my family.
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Jeg frygtede for min families sikkerhed.
06:59
But of course, this wasn't just about me.
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Dette handlede naturligvis
ikke kun om mig.
ikke kun om mig.
07:03
The polarization reached its peak
between the two main powers --
between the two main powers --
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Polariseringen toppede
mellem de mest magtfulde --
mellem de mest magtfulde --
07:08
the army supporters and the Islamists.
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hærens og Islamismens støtter.
07:10
People in the center, like me,
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Personer i midten, som mig,
07:13
started feeling helpless.
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mærkede følelsen af hjælpeløshed.
07:16
Both groups wanted you to side with them;
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Begge grupper ønskede man
tog deres parti
tog deres parti
07:19
you were either with them or against them.
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Man var endten med eller imod dem.
07:22
And on the 3rd of July 2013,
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Og d. 3. juli 2013,
07:24
the army ousted Egypt's first
democratically elected president,
democratically elected president,
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fortrængte hæren Ægyptens første
demokratisk valgte præsident,
demokratisk valgte præsident,
07:29
after three days of popular protest
that demanded his resignation.
that demanded his resignation.
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efter 3 dages larmende protester
der krævede hans afgang.
der krævede hans afgang.
07:34
That day I made a very hard decision.
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Den dag tog jeg en svær beslutning
07:37
I decided to go silent, completely silent.
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Jeg valgte at være tavs. Helt tavs.
07:42
It was a moment of defeat.
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Det var nederlagets time.
07:45
I stayed silent for more than two years,
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Jeg forblev tavs i mere end 2 år,
07:47
and I used the time to reflect
on everything that happened,
on everything that happened,
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og brugte tiden til at reflektere
over alt hvad der var sket,
over alt hvad der var sket,
07:51
trying to understand why did it happen.
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prøvede at forstå hvorfor.
07:54
It became clear to me
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Det stod efterhånden klart
07:56
that while it's true that polarization
is primarily driven
is primarily driven
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at selvom polarisering
primært skyldes
primært skyldes
08:01
by our human behavior,
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menneskelige handlinger
08:03
social media shapes this behavior
and magnifies its impact.
and magnifies its impact.
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former sociale medier disse handlinger
og forstærker virkningen.
og forstærker virkningen.
08:08
Say you want to say something
that is not based on a fact,
that is not based on a fact,
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Hvis du har et budskab
der ikke baserer sig på fakta,
der ikke baserer sig på fakta,
08:11
pick a fight or ignore
someone that you don't like.
someone that you don't like.
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starter et skænderi eller
ignorerer nogen du ikke kan lide,
ignorerer nogen du ikke kan lide,
08:14
These are all natural human impulses,
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er det naturlige menneskelige
impulser
impulser
08:17
but because of technology,
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men som følge af teknologi
08:19
acting on these impulses
is only one click away.
is only one click away.
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er vi altid kun få klik
fra at udleve disse impulser.
fra at udleve disse impulser.
08:24
In my view, there are five
critical challenges
critical challenges
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Som jeg ser det, har vi
5 kritiske udfordringer
5 kritiske udfordringer
08:27
facing today's social media.
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med dagens sociale medier
08:30
First, we don't know
how to deal with rumors.
how to deal with rumors.
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Vi har for lidt erfaring med
at håndtere rygter.
at håndtere rygter.
08:34
Rumors that confirm people's biases
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Rygter der bekræfter
folks fordomme
folks fordomme
08:37
are now believed and spread
among millions of people.
among millions of people.
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deles som sandheder,
blandt millioner af mennesker.
blandt millioner af mennesker.
08:42
Second, we create our own echo chambers.
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For det andet opretter vi
egne små cirkler
egne små cirkler
08:46
We tend to only communicate
with people that we agree with,
with people that we agree with,
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hvor vi kommunikerer kun
med mennesker vi er enige med,
med mennesker vi er enige med,
08:49
and thanks to social media,
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og takket være sociale medier,
08:52
we can mute, un-follow
and block everybody else.
and block everybody else.
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kan vi ignorere og blokere
alle andre.
alle andre.
08:58
Third, online discussions
quickly descend into angry mobs.
quickly descend into angry mobs.
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For det tredie, online debatter
udvikler sig ofte til vrede hobe.
udvikler sig ofte til vrede hobe.
09:03
All of us probably know that.
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Det er almen viden.
09:05
It's as if we forget
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Det er som om vi glemmer
09:07
that the people behind screens
are actually real people
are actually real people
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at bag skærmene
sidder rigtige mennesker
sidder rigtige mennesker
09:10
and not just avatars.
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ikke bare profilbilleder.
09:13
And fourth, it became really hard
to change our opinions.
to change our opinions.
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For det fjerde, blev det rigtig svært
at ændre vores meninger.
at ændre vores meninger.
09:18
Because of the speed
and brevity of social media,
and brevity of social media,
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Hastighed og kortfattethed
på sociale medier
på sociale medier
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we are forced to jump to conclusions
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tvinger os til at drage
forhastede konklusioner
forhastede konklusioner
09:24
and write sharp opinions in 140 characters
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og nedfælde skarpe
meninger på 140 karakterer
meninger på 140 karakterer
09:27
about complex world affairs.
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om verdens komplekse emner.
09:30
And once we do that,
it lives forever on the Internet,
it lives forever on the Internet,
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Og bagefter lever teksten
for evigt på Internet,
for evigt på Internet,
09:34
and we are less motivated
to change these views,
to change these views,
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og vi er derfor mindre tilbøjelige
til at ændre vores syn,
til at ændre vores syn,
09:37
even when new evidence arises.
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endda selvom nye beviser dukker op.
09:40
Fifth -- and in my point of view,
this is the most critical --
this is the most critical --
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For det femte -- og det mener jeg
er det allermest kritiske --
er det allermest kritiske --
09:44
today, our social media experiences
are designed in a way
are designed in a way
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Sociale medier er i dag
designet til at
designet til at
09:48
that favors broadcasting over engagements,
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fremme promovering frem for involvering,
09:51
posts over discussions,
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indlæg over debatter,
09:54
shallow comments over deep conversations.
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overfladiske kommentarer
fremfor dybe samtaler.
fremfor dybe samtaler.
09:57
It's as if we agreed that
we are here to talk at each other
we are here to talk at each other
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Vi er tilsyneladende enige om
at tale til hinanden
at tale til hinanden
10:01
instead of talking with each other.
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i stedet for at tale med hinanden
10:05
I witnessed how these
critical challenges contributed
critical challenges contributed
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Jeg så til mens disse kritiske
udfordringer yderligere bidrog
udfordringer yderligere bidrog
10:07
to an already polarized
Egyptian society,
Egyptian society,
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til et allerede polariseret
ægyptisk samfund.
ægyptisk samfund.
10:11
but this is not just about Egypt.
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Men det handler ikke
kun om ægypten.
kun om ægypten.
10:13
Polarization is on the rise
in the whole world.
in the whole world.
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Polarisering forstærkes
overalt i verden.
overalt i verden.
10:17
We need to work hard on figuring out
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Vi må arbejde hårdt
på at finde ud af
på at finde ud af
10:19
how technology could be
part of the solution,
part of the solution,
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hvordan teknologi kan
blive en del af løsningen,
blive en del af løsningen,
10:23
rather than part of the problem.
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fremfor en del af problemet.
10:27
There's a lot of debate today
on how to combat online harassment
on how to combat online harassment
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Mange debatter handler om
hvordan online chikane bekæmpes
hvordan online chikane bekæmpes
10:30
and fight trolls.
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og trolls undgås.
10:31
This is so important.
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Det er virkelig vigtigt.
10:33
No one could argue against that.
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Det kan ingen argumentere imod.
10:36
But we need to also think about how
to design social media experiences
to design social media experiences
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Men vi må også overveje hvordan
sociale medier kan designes til at
sociale medier kan designes til at
10:41
that promote civility
and reward thoughtfulness.
and reward thoughtfulness.
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fremme god tone og
belønne indsigt.
belønne indsigt.
10:45
I know for a fact
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Jeg ved med sikkerhed
10:46
if I write a post
that is more sensational,
that is more sensational,
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at hvis jeg skriver et bombastisk
10:50
more one-sided, sometimes
angry and aggressive,
angry and aggressive,
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ensidet og måske
aggressivt indlæg,
aggressivt indlæg,
10:53
I get to have more people see that post.
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vil flere læse det indlæg
10:56
I will get more attention.
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og jeg vil få mere opmærksomhed.
10:59
But what if we put more focus on quality?
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Men hvad hvis vi
fokuserer mere på kvalitet?
fokuserer mere på kvalitet?
11:03
What is more important:
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Hvad er vigtigst:
11:04
the total number of readers
of a post you write,
of a post you write,
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antallet af mennesker
der læser dit indlæg,
der læser dit indlæg,
11:07
or who are the people who have impact
that read what you write?
that read what you write?
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eller hvem du når ud til
med dit indlæg?
med dit indlæg?
11:12
Couldn't we just give people more
incentives to engage in conversations,
incentives to engage in conversations,
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Kunne vi ikke engagere
folk i samtaler
folk i samtaler
11:17
rather than just broadcasting
opinions all the time?
opinions all the time?
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fremfor bare at promovere
meninger hele tiden.
meninger hele tiden.
11:20
Or reward people for reading
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Eller belønne folk for at læse
11:22
and responding to views
that they disagree with?
that they disagree with?
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og besvare holdninger
de er uenige i?
de er uenige i?
11:26
And also, make it socially acceptable
that we change our minds,
that we change our minds,
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Og også gøre det socialt acceptabelt
at ændre sin holdning,
at ændre sin holdning,
11:30
or probably even reward that?
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og måske endda belønne det?
11:33
What if we have a matrix that says
how many people changed their minds,
how many people changed their minds,
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Hvad hvis vi har en måling
der viser hvor mange der ændrer holdning
der viser hvor mange der ændrer holdning
11:37
and that becomes part
of our social media experience?
of our social media experience?
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og det bliver en del af oplevelsen
på sociale medier?
på sociale medier?
11:41
If I could track how many people
are changing their minds,
are changing their minds,
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Hvis jeg kunne se hvor mange
der ændrer holdning,
der ændrer holdning,
11:44
I'd probably write more
thoughtfully, trying to do that,
thoughtfully, trying to do that,
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ville jeg nok skrive mere
gennemtænkte indlæg,
gennemtænkte indlæg,
11:48
rather than appealing to the people
who already agree with me
who already agree with me
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fremfor at appellere til
dem jeg allerede er enig med
dem jeg allerede er enig med
11:51
and "liking" because I just
confirmed their biases.
confirmed their biases.
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og "synes om" fordi jeg lige
har bekræftet deres fordomme.
har bekræftet deres fordomme.
11:55
We also need to think about effective
crowdsourcing mechanisms,
crowdsourcing mechanisms,
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Vi bør også udtænke
hvordan vi mere effektivt
hvordan vi mere effektivt
11:59
to fact-check widely spread
online information,
online information,
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kan faktatjekke de meget
udbredte online budskaber,
udbredte online budskaber,
12:02
and reward people who take part in that.
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og belønne de der tager del i det.
12:05
In essence, we need to rethink
today's social media ecosystem
today's social media ecosystem
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Helt basalt, bør vi genopfinde
økosystemet i sociale medier
økosystemet i sociale medier
12:10
and redesign its experiences
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og redesigne oplevelsen
12:13
to reward thoughtfulness, civility
and mutual understanding.
and mutual understanding.
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så indsigt, god tone og
gensidig respekt belønnes.
gensidig respekt belønnes.
12:17
As a believer in the Internet,
I teamed up with a few friends,
I teamed up with a few friends,
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Som tilhænger af Internet,
gik jeg sammen med et par venner,
gik jeg sammen med et par venner,
12:20
started a new project,
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om et nyt projekt,
12:22
trying to find answers
and explore possibilities.
and explore possibilities.
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for at finde svar og
undersøge mulighederne.
undersøge mulighederne.
12:26
Our first product is a new
media platform for conversations.
media platform for conversations.
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Vores første produkt er en
ny platform for samtaler.
ny platform for samtaler.
12:30
We're hosting conversations
that promote mutual understanding
that promote mutual understanding
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Vi er vært for samtaler
der fremmer gensidig forståelse
der fremmer gensidig forståelse
12:34
and hopefully change minds.
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og forhåbentlig ændrer holdninger.
12:36
We don't claim to have the answers,
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Vi påstår ikke at have alle svar,
12:38
but we started experimenting
with different discussions
with different discussions
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men vi eksperimenterede med
forskellige diskussioner
forskellige diskussioner
12:42
about very divisive issues,
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om emner der ofte splitter,
12:44
such as race, gun control,
the refugee debate,
the refugee debate,
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såsom race, våbenkontrol
og flygtningedebatter,
og flygtningedebatter,
12:48
relationship between Islam and terrorism.
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relationer mellem islam og terrorisme.
12:51
These are conversations that matter.
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Det er samtaler der betyder noget.
12:54
Today, at least one out of three
people on the planet
people on the planet
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I dag har mindst en ud af tre
mennesker på Jorden
mennesker på Jorden
12:59
have access to the Internet.
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adgang til Internet.
13:02
But part of this Internet
is being held captive
is being held captive
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Men en del af det Internet
holdes som gidsel
holdes som gidsel
13:06
by the less noble aspects
of our human behavior.
of our human behavior.
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af mindre noble aspekter
ved menneskers opførsel.
ved menneskers opførsel.
13:10
Five years ago, I said,
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For 5 år siden sagde jeg,
13:13
"If you want to liberate society,
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"Hvis du vil liberalisere et samfund,
13:16
all you need is the Internet."
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er alt du behøver Internettet."
13:19
Today, I believe if we want
to liberate society,
to liberate society,
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I dag mener jeg, at før vi kan
liberalisere et samfund
liberalisere et samfund
13:24
we first need to liberate the Internet.
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skal vi liberalisere Internettet.
13:27
Thank you very much.
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Mange tak.
13:28
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Wael Ghonim - Internet activist and computer engineerWael Ghonim believes that the Internet can be the most powerful platform for connecting humanity, if we can bring civility and thoughtful conversations back to it.
Why you should listen
Wael Ghonim is a computer engineer, an Internet activist, and a social entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Parlio, a new media platform for public conversations that rewards civility, which has been acquired by Quora. Wael is a senior fellow at Ash Center for Democratic Governance at Harvard University.
Wael spent 6 years at Google during which he used to head up Marketing and Product in the MENA region responsible of driving the growth of Google's products across the region and evangelizing the use of the Internet and growing the Arabic content in the region.
In 2011, Wael was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, was named one of Time 100's most influential and received JFK Profile in Courage Award. Coined the "keyboard freedom fighter," he used the power of the internet and social media to fight for social justice, democracy and human rights in Egypt.
He is the founder of "Tahrir Academy", a nonprofit online knowledge sharing platform for Arab youth. Wael received his Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from Cairo University and earned an MBA from the American University in Cairo.
Wael Ghonim | Speaker | TED.com