Virtual organizations

Does the Internet make the following of dissidents easier for authoritarian regimes?

While social media like Facebook allow activists to 'meet' in a way that would not be possible face-to-face, the relative anonymity of the Internet means that authoritarian governments are able to listen in on the conversation. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/weekinreview/30shane.html?_r=1

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