# The Internet Gives Powerful Institutions New Control by Bruce Schneier > “The Internet empowers everyone. Powerful institutions might be slow to make use of that new power, but since they are powerful, they can use it more effectively. Governments and corporations have woken up to the fact that not only can they use the Internet, they can control it for their interests.” > **— Bruce Schneier**, *“Power And The Internet,” Edge Annual Question, 2013* ## Sources and Context - **Direct full source and exact passage:** [“Power And The Internet,” Edge Annual Question, 2013](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/23818) — Schneier argues that networked power can strengthen governments and corporations as well as individuals. His essay calls for public debate about the Internet's institutional direction. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Conspiracy Heuristic|The Conspiracy Heuristic]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Surveillance|Surveillance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Surveillance|Surveillance]] - [[wiki/Information Asymmetry|Information Asymmetry]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The Internet empowers everyone. Powerful institutions might be slow to make use of that new power, but since they are powerful, they can use it more effectively. Governments and corporations have woken up to the fact that not only can they use the Internet, they can control it for their interests.” — Bruce Schneier, “Power And The Internet,” Edge Annual Question, 2013 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bruce-schneier-internet-powerful-institutions-control ```