Schmidt believes that, on balance, "the Internet is the strongest force for individual empowerment and
therefore for freedom that has yet been invented." Wu points out the chilling example of radio "completely
becoming the tool of tyranny and dictatorship" in Germany and the
Soviet Union. "The Internet's doing better than radio so far," he
concludes, looking at the timelines of the two technologies. Have a
look at the rest of the discussion:
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