>I think a lot of countries in the near future will see the Internet as essential to their national security and thus try to limit foreign influence as much as

>I think a lot of countries in the near future will see the Internet as essential to their national security and thus try to limit foreign influence as much as they can with varying degrees of success an alternative: weaponize critical thinking and distribute it widely, especially to traditionally backwards groups. a skeptical citizenry is unlikely to fall prey to foreign propaganda. hey, it's never been tried before. maybe it can win the information wars. i'm just kidding, of course. governments and their corporate partners are terrified of general enlightenment because it means their death