The last week or two has brought a whole slew of bad news for people who support freedom of speech and association, both online and offline, including free, unfettered access to social media. By now it's pretty clear that authoritarian regimes around the world have social media squarely in their sights, and while they may allow their citizens to continue to use social media, they will only be able to do so under tight controls intended to quash online dissent and organization. And of course, in a nice post-modern touch the repressive measures are all being justified on the grounds …