Evgeny Morozov: The Dictator's Dilemma

[Robb]

Run time: 02:44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRFkUTilh3s   Posted on YouTube: February 10, 2011 By YouTube Member: carnegiecouncil Views on YouTube: 14   Posted on DU: February 13, 2011 By DU Member: Robb Views on DU: 328

 
Evgeny Morozov argues that internet censorship will be customized to the needs of authoritarian states.

[elias49]

1. Pretty much the same as other mediums, don't you think?

Whether TV, radio hard copy news, etc
Probably the best hope, and the smartest focus (for democracy advocates), would be to strive to expand the the number of service providers making it harder to clamp down. (I think there are around 4,000 ISPs in the US) (None, evidently, in North Korea)
In the past as radio wavelengths were controlled, out popped pirate radio sneaking in on little used bandwidths.
The difficulty I suppose will be (and has been) determining if those get-arounds are legitimate 'get-arounds' or well-disguised propaganda organs.

on edit: Is it really "Fair and balanced'?