Authoritarian reflexes

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UK riots: Having learned nothing from Arab Spring, Cameron pursues a social media crackdown

Brits: Tell Parliament to keep its hands off social media

David Cameron’s net-censorship proposal earns kudos from Chinese state media

edit: Repressing the Internet, Western-Style

edit2: MI5 joins social messaging trawl for riot organisers

I really wish I (we) knew a reliable immunisation against authoritarian reflexes.

So far it seems as if careful examination of politician's character, written constitutions and public resistance even to the tiniest salami slice tactic steps are needed to keep the problem in check.

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