But public participation and occasional frustration on the part of the rulers are integral to our democracy.
Sites like Twitter and Facebook, integral to the democracy movements in Tunisia and Egypt, have long been blocked in China, but LinkedIn had survived because of its focus on job hunting and recruiting.
As much as debates may be viewed as integral to American democracy, aides to the major candidates have concluded that the sheer number of debate and forum demands combined with a sprawling field of candidates on both sides have made them more of a hindrance than a help, at least for now.
We are at Hacked Off massive advocates of free speech it's integral to our democracy and we believe in it fully," she said.
Kemp (2001) has argued that this has implications for social and political rights and responsibilities, and that business ethics are integral to political democracy and economic stability, both of which are promoted by good corporate governance (Rousseau et al. 2008).
It is integral to British democracy; without it, our existing political system would stand as much chance as the North Korean branch of the Monster Raving Loony Party.
Of course, debate and discussion is integral to a democracy of ideas, but there are some ideas which are not up for debate – people's right to exist being one of them.
Encouraging Singaporeans to think through issues is integral to a vibrant democracy.
Commenting on the research in a statement, a Twitter spokesperson told us: "Twitter recognizes that the integrity of the election process itself is integral to the health of a democracy.
According to the Associated Press, more than 41,000 Malaysians have also downloaded FireChat — the messaging app that was integral to Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests last year and which enables users to communicate without internet connectivity — in anticipation that the government might shut off the internet.
This sort of democracy is integral to the chain's success.
