The Internet effectively turns everyone into a publisher, able to promulgate their ideas in a way that was not open to most people before. That‘s great for the democratization of media — and terrible for governments that want to control the flow of information to citizens. The Australian government is particularly concerned about what its 150,000 public servants might say. It has issued a „guidance“ document that „sets out factors for employees to consider in making decisions about whether and what to post“. Here‘s why: