The claim is a stretch, even in areas of high internet penetration. It might be a shield, in the same way as a sheet of cardboard is a shield. You can hold it

The claim is a stretch, even in areas of high internet penetration. It might be a shield, in the same way as a sheet of cardboard is a shield. You can hold it up in front of someone pointing a gun at you, it might make them miss your vitals, and it will slow the bullet, but not by more than a negligible amount. The lion's share of people under threat of genocide (e.g. the 70 or so uncontacted tribes in the Amazon, that get in the way of gold mining, logging, and oil exploration), are not in areas of high internet penetration (zero, in the case of the Amazonians).