Governments will be exaggerately afraid of Internet and will overreact SupportiveArgument #90256

An undesirable consequence of saying that Internet has played a role in Tunisia is that other dictators are likely to overreact to the threat of the internet and crack down on activists, bloggers, and internet users really heavily.
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Map HomeTechnology: Oppressor or liberator?
IssueICT's capacity to spread democracy?
PositionCyber-utopianism
ComponentInternet won't necessarily lead to a net increase in political freedom
SupportiveArgumentGovernments will be exaggerately afraid of Internet and will overreact
SupportiveArgumentGovernments see in Internet a weapon used by the US for regime change
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Entered by:- François Dongier
Entry date (GMT): 1/27/2011 4:54:00 PM
Last edit date (GMT): 1/27/2011 4:54:00 PM
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