Moreover, modern technology has introduced a powerful, unprecedented challenge to the dictator's monopoly on information. The rise of the internet, satellite communication, and social media provides channels that are exponentially more difficult to censor than the radio or the printing press of the 20th century. While regimes invest heavily in firewalls and surveillance, the velocity and ubiquity of information sharing means that a single leaked video or uncensored image can instantly contradict the state's narrative on a global scale, exposing the lie to millions.
