If these allegations are true, then I find it hard to imagine a fair and just society arising in these countries.<p>It would appear to me that autocratic governments are being given additional tools to retain power and more control over young democracies which have not yet developed the institutions necessary to &#x27;self-correct&#x27; or reverse&#x2F;prevent the abuse of such tools.<p>In my view, it is those who are most likely to agitate for a more democratic society and create institutions that demand for accountability who will be targeted and silenced.<p>This will deny those countries of the very people who are needed to create the kind of country that their citizens dream of.<p>Imagine such tools in the hands of the British during the time of the birth of the United States.<p>I am left with a bitter taste in my mouth. I am not quick to see a dystopian future, but it will make it harder for needed change to come. I welcome any alternative viewpoints that can shed a kinder light on this situation.