Z:gnu-www-ja-your-freedom-needs-free-software--d1f31c-A special problem occurs when/en

A special problem occurs when activists for social change use proprietary software, because its developers, who control it, may be companies they wish to protest&mdash;or that work hand in glove with the states whose policies they oppose. Control of our software by a proprietary software company, whether it be Microsoft, Apple, Adobe or Skype, means control of what we can say, and to whom. This threatens our freedom in all areas of life.