Arrr, Blinken be tellin' them landlubbers in South Korea to make sure their gadgets follow the ways of freedom!
2024-03-18
Arrr, the U.S. Secretary of State Blinken be talkin' about makin' sure our gadgets be followin' the ways of democracy at the Summit for Democracy in South Korea. Aye, even our technology must be loyal to the code of the land!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken be talkin' 'bout the need to ensure that technologies be upholdin' democratic values, ye scallywags! He be tellin' a democracy summit on Monday that them authoritarian regimes be deployin' these technologies to undermine democracy and human rights, arrr!Blinken spoke at the ministerial conference of the third Summit for Democracy, a U.S.-led initiative held in Seoul, South Korea, this year. "Revitalizin' democracy will also require us to shape the technological future in a way that be inclusive, rights-respectin', and drivin' progress in people's lives," Blinken said with a swagger."As authoritarian and repressive regimes be deployin' technologies to undermine democracy and human rights, we need to ensure that technology be sustainin' and supportin' democratic values and norms," he added, lookin' as serious as a captain steppin' onto a rival ship.U.S. President Joe Biden first proposed the idea of a democracy summit during his 2020 campaign and has been callin' for the U.S. and like-minded allies to show the world that democracies be servin' societies better than autocracies, by the powers of the seven seas!Also on Monday, Blinken met with South Korean leaders to discuss North Korea and the U.S.-South Korea alliance, markin' a busy day for the seafarin' diplomat.