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The explosion of online media gives democracy activists living in countries such as Iran powerful tools, according to experts and observers who were part of a panel for a recent U.S. Helsinki Commission briefing in Washington. The commission oversees U.S. adoption of a wide-ranging international rights agreement signed in 1975.
Although technologies have helped democratic development and have transformational potential, the tools shouldn’t be seen as a panacea or a goal in and of themselves, said Chris Spence, chief technology officer at NDI.
