How so?
The penetration of US intelligence agencies was not quite as deep then. It is obvious to me that the internet is used to manipulate public opinion (many cases to support this claim, though physical evidence is difficult to obtain), and especially opinion among more “radical” political groups on the right and left. The infrastructure exists to support a nasty authoritarian regime.
Is the Internet still the “Wild West”, or a Disneyfied version?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102397735