[personasdfghjkl]

I think it's important to note here that new technologies that have the potential for oppression can be used not only by authoritarian governments but by liberal-democratic ones as well (see: CIA programs, Snowden leaks, etc) and private companies.

[excalibur]

Authoritarianism and democracy are not mutually exclusive.

[unishark]

Liberal democracy has that liberal part though, which means rights and freedom and is pretty clearly in opposition to authoritarianism.

[glial]

Sure, but there is a strong current trend towards illiberal democracy throughout the world (Brazil, Hungary, Poland, arguably USA).

[rrrrrrrrrrrryan]

Authoritarianism does imply reductions in democratic voting.

Democracy and the erosion of human rights are not mutually exclusive, which may be what you meant.

[fakename11]

They are more orthogonal than dictatorship and authoritarianism though