If these allegations are true, then I find it hard to imagine a fair and just society arising in these countries. It would appear to me that autocratic governm

If these allegations are true, then I find it hard to imagine a fair and just society arising in these countries. It would appear to me that autocratic governments are being given additional tools to retain power and more control over young democracies which have not yet developed the institutions necessary to 'self-correct' or reverse/prevent the abuse of such tools. In my view, it is those who are most likely to agitate for a more democratic society and create institutions that demand for accountability who will be targeted and silenced. This will deny those countries of the very people who are needed to create the kind of country that their citizens dream of. Imagine such tools in the hands of the British during the time of the birth of the United States. I am left with a bitter taste in my mouth. I am not quick to see a dystopian future, but it will make it harder for needed change to come. I welcome any alternative viewpoints that can shed a kinder light on this situation.