This is a great piece by New Zealand based analyst Peter Ramage who explains how authoritarian regimes uses social media networks and smart phones to suppress democratic uprising around the world. Using examples of Ukraine and Iran, the author argues that internet offering increasing opportunity for repressive regimes to corral opinion, rather than censor it; distract citizens, rather than engage them; and listen to their private phone calls, rather than their public discourse. See it here :alochonaa/2014/02/04/why-authoritarian-regimes-love-social-media-and-smart-phones/
Posted on: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 01:24:02 +0000
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