Question

these governments have also become adept at using those same social media channels to spread misinformation. you can now create a narrative saying a democracy activist was a traitor... says anne applebaum, an author who directs a program on radical political and economic change at the legatum institute in london. the possibility of creating an alternative narrative is one people didnt consider, and it turns out people in authoritarian regimes are quite good at it.

• social media made the arab spring, but couldnt save it,

jessi hempel
what is hempels claim in this excerpt?
activists who use social media are authoritarian.
authoritarian regimes do not use social media.
regimes can use social media against protestors.

Explanation:

The text states that governments (implied as authoritarian regimes) have become good at using social - media channels to spread misinformation. For example, creating a narrative that a democracy activist is a traitor. This shows that these regimes can use social media against protesters (by spreading false information to discredit them).

Answer:

Regimes can use social media against protestors.