As a result, people everywhere now have more access to more sources of information than ever before. making it increasingly difficult for governments to control, much less monopolize, the flow of knowledge. Citizens also have a growing ability through mobile phones and social networking to communicate directly and discreetly with one another.&nbsp;
结果，如今各国人民所能获得信息源前所未有地丰富，政府想要控制信息源越来越困难，知识流的垄断程度越来越低。公民通过手机和社交网络进行直接、私密的沟通越来越容易。