How Have New Information and Communication Technologies, Including the Internet

question 79

Multiple Choice

How have new information and communication technologies, including the Internet, affected the political economy in general?

• A) They have led to the spread of communism.
• B) They have reduced a state's ability to control access to uncensored information.
• C) They have led to the collapse of democracy.
• D) They have created new conduits for the spread of closed societies.
• E) They have led to increased suppression of political and economic freedoms.

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