But their attempts to foster a "counter-speech" movement to challenge the violent misogyny, racism, threats, intimidation and abuse that flood social media platforms have prompted some of the communities they are trying to empower to question whether they are ducking their own responsibilities.
In 1968, at the height of the Prague Spring, Fidel shut down all small enterprises, as well as cafes, bars and nightclubs, accusing them of fostering a counter-revolution.
Sandra Laville, a senior reporter in our London newsroom, helped launch the Web We Want with her piece about attempts by Facebook, Google and Twitter to fight online abuse by fostering a "counter-speech" movement.
Like public television, the humanities endowment helps, however imperfectly, to foster a culture to counter the violent movies and trashy afternoon talk shows Mr. Bennett purports to deplore.
On Monday, the Guardian reported an initiative by Google, Facebook and Twitter to foster a global grassroots counter-speech movement.
It is a strategy meant to foster a climate of trust, counter the image of the soldiers as occupiers and encourage Iraqis to take over important tasks themselves.
Although the director is optimistic about the possibilities, he knows that some stakeholders perceive the City of Prince Albert as fostering an attitude counter to inclusiveness.
He also argued that the rise of the nationalists in Scotland is not so much about an argument with England, but a symptom of a failure to foster a coherent British identity to help counter the effects of globalisation.
The President wants to foster a bloc among often fractious Sunni leaders to counter the influence of Shiite Iran, take a larger role politically and physically in fighting extremism, and help navigate peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Downing Street countered that becoming China's best friend in the west would help secure billions of pounds of investment and foster a decade of economic growth for Britain.
