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Syrian media entrepreneurs have broken the government’s monopoly over information.
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The idea of the Internet as an intrinsically democratic medium should be left behind.
Syrian media entrepreneurs have broken the government’s monopoly over information.
The idea of the Internet as an intrinsically democratic medium should be left behind.