But, at the same time I see reason for hope. The fact that Russia has basically decided that it just can't deal with people having access to the internet anymore means that even the deeply propaganda filled and regulated internet was *still* having a destabilizing impact on the centralization of information and ideas.
This also applies to US media. And there was a time when many would scoff at this comparison. But I think people see what's happening to networks and they get it.