Posts tagged network
In Consent of the Networked, Global Voices co-founder and internet policy specialist Rebecca MacKinnon argues that it’s time for us to demand that our rights and freedoms are respected and protected before they’re sold, legislated, programmed, and engineered away.
Uruguay Looks at Monitoring Social Networks After Teen’s Death
Sixteen year old Álvaro Froste died after he was shot in the chest during a gang fight which was allegedly incited through Facebook.
Pablo Gutiérrez at FayerWayer reports [es] that as a result of Álvaro’s death the Uruguayan government is looking into monitoring social networks.
After extensive looting and rioting across London and other cities in the United Kingdom, ordinary citizens are now looking for ways to help their cities heal.
The hashtags #prayforlondon and #riotcleanup have overtaken #londonriots on Twitter.
Image: Hackney riot aftermath, by StolenGolem (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
“I’m leaving for Google+….”
This video from Venezuela explains why people are turning away from Facebook to the new social network from Google, Google+.
Mona Kareem brings us the tale of #Tabukgirl and how this controversial story about a young girl being forcibly wed to a 60-year old man has sparked a strong response on Saudi Arabian social networks.
Image inspired by #Tabukgirl, by Kuwaiti Artist Mohammed Sharaf
Kenya’s male-run women’s beauty salon and other fascinating stories from the Kibera slum, Kenya. Read more
Cambodia: Songs About Facebook
The role of social networking site Facebook in facilitating protest actions has been affirmed in the Tunisia and Egypt uprisings; governments in many countries, including China, are wary of the political activities of their citizens on Facebook. But in Cambodia, Facebook is not yet considered a threat by the government.
Politicians led by Prime Minister Hun Sen (who has been in power since 1985) have created their own Facebook pages where they interact with Cambodian citizens and netizens. And now, Cambodians are creating songs about Facebook…
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Mostar in Autumn, by Evan Wakelin.
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Ki Nikham by Ari Goldwag. This is an a capella song, which is the only music religious Jews can listen to during days of mourning in the Jewish...
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The number of languages spoken worldwide vs. the languages of the internet.
