Fragmentation is relative, and "weoponization" in the sense described in the article is global. That doesn't mean we're equally affected and government type do

Fragmentation is relative, and "weoponization" in the sense described in the article is global. That doesn't mean we're equally affected and government type doesn't matter. If a scary dictatorship gets access to journalist communications, for example, a scary dictatorship will more aggressively action that. That said, almost any of these "weaponization" trends happen everywhere and affect everyone. Strong democracies have certain defenses, but that doesn't make them immune. Spying, censorship, propoganda, media manipulation, disruption of activist or political groups... These uses are growing. Democratic norms and institutions are not absolute, or necessarily even even effective at preventing abuses of a totally new communication ecosystem. It's not as if our high courts, parliaments or whatnot have been breaking new ground recently. The ground however, keeps moving regardless.