The internet started as a decentralized ecosystem of independent nodes, popularly called the Open Web. Information is shared via open protocols like RSS and personal blogs, allowing for user ownership and intentional discovery. Examples include independent WordPress sites and vBulletin forums.

The current dominant model is defined by "Walled Gardens," where the internet is centralized within proprietary platforms Content and connections exist strictly within specific apps/websites. Examples include Instagram, TikTok, and X.

Yoweri Museveni has ruled Uganda since 1986. Uganda regularly holds national elections, but opposition groups and international observers have often alleged electoral manipulation, intimidation of opposition supporters, media restrictions, and state repression. Opposition leader Bobi Wine has repeatedly accused the government of rigging elections but has still chosen to contest them.

Cecil Stedman is the director of the Global Defense Agency.
For Cecil, Heroes are assets to be deployed, manipulated, and sacrificed. His methods include, manufacturing crises to maintain leverage over heroes, running, and orchestrating events to keep his best assets dependent on him. He is self-aware and unapologetic about this, genuinely believing that someone has to be willing to do what good people won't.
Nick Fury is the director of S.HIE.L.D. Where Cecil controls heroes, Fury convenes them. he assembles heroes, trusts them with information, and allows them autonomy even when it frustrates him.