Well it depends on how you define mainstream internet. If you define it in the same way that it was when that quote was originally stated, then protestors can

Well it depends on how you define mainstream internet. If you define it in the same way that it was when that quote was originally stated, then protestors can still just as easily interconnect networks as they could back then. It might even be easier than back then if you consider using mesh wireless technology. Smartphones aren't the internet. They're regulated endpoints within a restricted network which is itself connected to the internet. Just because these extremely limited little devices we carry in our pockets had their access cut off, and just because a lot of home users can't just open a browser and start browsing without talking to their neighbors, doesn't mean the internet can't successfully route around it. It just takes time and effort. I still believe the quote to be true.