The spread of information means that informal networks are undercutting the monopoly of traditional bureaucracy, with all governments less able to control their agendas. Political leaders enjoy fewer degrees of freedom before they must respond to events, and must then communicate not only with other governments, but with civil society as well.
信息的传播意味着地下网络正在削弱传统官僚主义的垄断，任何政府都不再像过去那样能够轻易地控制其日程。政治领导人在必须就某事件作出反应之前的自由度越来越低了，而事件发生后，政治领导人不但要和其他政府沟通，也要和公民社会沟通。