Jon Phillips “St. Louis: If there was ever a simulated environment created where I could reach a maximum potential, that’s it. St. Louis has the most creative potential per square metre.”
Henrik Moltke "It’s important to keep the internet underpinned by principles that allow for the next Facebook — for the next competitor or a new paradigm..."
Esra’a Al Shafei "Self-censorship is a massive part of my everyday struggle. There’s so much I want to say that I just can’t."
Ugo Vallauri "A healthy internet for me is one where what happens in front of me is sufficiently transparent: The caveats are known."
Nighat Dad "My optimism comes from the support, the solidarity, and the strength that I get from the rest of the community."
Babitha George "If I can’t see what information people are accessing about me, there’s a problem — not knowing what happens to that data is an even bigger problem."
Niberca (Gigi) Polo “For me, the challenge is when I finish a piece of work — so now what? What's the next step?”
Christie Bahlai “During my fellowship I developed an open science and reproducible research course — my students' work was then highlighted in Science Magazine.”
Joe McNamee “Our Open Web Fellow is helping us bring practical understanding to the political debate.”
Ariam Mogos “Mozilla has facilitated fantastic partnerships. Instead of running siloed programs we’re really collaborating.”
David Humphrey “I teach how to participate in collaborative projects. I set up a bike lane, so we’re on the same road as Mozilla, but we’re off to the side.”
Kylee Durant “It was really powerful to see somebody from Mozilla who didn't just think about a great idea — but how to actually turn that idea into action.”
Caitlin Stanton “Beyond financial support, Mozilla offered connections in the network — a way to meet other people working on the same kind of initiatives.”
Emily Long “Working with others is what really helps us grow as an organization. It gives us more projects and more room to experiment.”
Mmaki Jantjies “The Mozilla Women & Girls clubs have become a space of trust — people open up about challenges they face on a daily basis.”
Willow Brugh "We might be able to build a different future, rather than the one we’re sleepwalking into."
Emily May "One of the opportunities for the open internet movement is to fully embrace combating online harassment."
Hera Hussain “No matter how dangerous it is for young women to be online, they still want to get online. Their social activities are there. Now there are so many things you can _only_ do online.”
Anthony Negron “You have an experience with an organization where you gel so perfectly that you start thinking about other ways to collaborate.”
Shreyas Kutty “Eventually, you reach a point where _you_ are that person who becomes the reason for someone else’s story.”
Shauna Dillavou “The internet and tech are infrastructure created _for_ a certain kind of people, _by_ a certain kind of person.”
Hossein Derakhshan “The scariest aspect of all these changes is that the internet is becoming like TV.”
Subhasis Chatterjee “I learned that there is no age barrier and that people from all backgrounds can join Mozilla.”
Geraldo Barros “The open internet is important because people have control — not corporations and governments focused on their own profits and benefits.”
Stuart Lynn “Help people cross boundaries: That’s what Mozilla does best. They help people hear each other’s voices.”
Robby Kraft “I don’t get the chance to collaborate often. I want to go back. There were really good people — it felt supportive and safe.”