How many of your friends never engage in public debate ? That is the power of #surveillance.
▻https://www.opendemocracy.net/nik-williams/cost-of-silence-mass-surveillance-selfcensorship #democracy #censorship
The true impact of mass surveillance on media freedom can be felt in the moments when writers hesitate to conduct internet searches. With every pause, there will be something missed, something underreported, an opportunity to question lost.