translation.en: So recently, we heard a lot about how social media helps empower protest, and that's true, but after more than a decade of studying and participating in multiple social movements, I've come to realize that the way technology empowers social movements can also paradoxically help weaken them.
translation.zh: 最近，我们时常听到 社交媒体如何支持了抗议活动， 那是真的。 但是经过十多年来 我对多种社会活动的研究和参与， 我认识到 科技辅助社会运动的方式 也可能反过来起到削弱的作用。