Today, many governments are routing around the liberating effects of the internet. Like entrepreneurs, they are relying on innovation and imitation. In countries such as Hungary, Ecuador, Turkey, and Kenya, officials are mimicking autocracies like Russia, Iran, or China by redacting critical news and building state media brands. They are also creating more subtle tools to complement the blunt instruments of attacking journalists. As a result, the internet’s promise of open access to independent and diverse sources of information is a reality mostly for the minority of humanity living in mature democracies. - See more at: cjr.org/cover_story/21st_century_censorship.php#sthash.WHB3dYAb.dpuf
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:53:43 +0000
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