Internet now a tool of oppression? Say it ain't so...

How the Internet Is Transforming from a Tool of Liberation to One of Oppression | Astra Taylor

Thanks to Snowden, we now know the Internet has become a giant
government spying apparatus dependent on the complicity of companies we
use everyday. The pendulum of public perception is swinging -- the
Internet transforming from a tool of liberation and expression to one of
oppression and control.  As this video to promote the protest shows, the mood has darkened considerably.