As the Arab Spring demonstrated, the Internet can quickly transform local incidents into national flashpoints – turning the new connectivity into a potential source of political instability and turmoil. But that has been the case only in countries ruled by highly unpopular autocratic regimes.
正如阿拉伯之春所显示的那样，互联网能将本地事件迅速转化为全国性的爆点——将新的互联性转化成引发政治不稳定和混乱的潜在源头。但这些个案仅仅发生在那些由不受民众拥戴的独裁政权统治的国家。