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Date/Time 25 Oct 2016 12:33:14am
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"The internet has not, for example, promoted global understanding, empowered the powerless, caused the fall of dictators or generated a renaissance of journalism."

I think that this is a demonstrably false statement, signifying a deluded opinion or a hidden agenda or both.

Consider:
OWS, The Fukushima fightback, Wikileaks, the Arab Spring ...

As the new distributed media takes power, foolish opinion pieces like this can be seen for what they are.

Best wishes.

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