The FBI raids a man’s home in Queens, New York and accuses him of… of… well I’m not really sure. Neither it appears is the New York Times.

Over the past decade dissident groups around the world have utilized Internet communications during crisis to broadcast their message to local and global communities. We take three case studies to see how this has been done. In the process we see that over the years, the ability to harness these technologies is moving from organizations to anyone with actual Internet access.