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ND-Dem

(4,571 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2015, 02:12 AM Mar 2015

The Internet as a repressive medium: How it strengthens dictatorships

TED Fellow and journalist Evgeny Morozov punctures what he calls "iPod liberalism" -- the assumption that tech innovation always promotes freedom, democracy -- with chilling examples of ways the Internet helps oppressive regimes stifle dissent.

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The Internet as a repressive medium: How it strengthens dictatorships (Original Post) ND-Dem Mar 2015 OP

Twitter was an official cult at the State Dept until it all went bad across MENA. leveymg Mar 2015 #1

lol (personally i don't get the point of twitter and have no interest in using it. it did make ND-Dem Mar 2015 #2

The answer may be feeding wireless revenue streams or on Slide 2, here: leveymg Mar 2015 #3

thanks. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #4

leveymg

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1. Twitter was an official cult at the State Dept until it all went bad across MENA.

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 08:33 AM

Mar 2015

Reversion of form.

ND-Dem

(4,571 posts)

2. lol (personally i don't get the point of twitter and have no interest in using it. it did make

Reply to leveymg (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 12:03 PM

Mar 2015

me wonder though, when it was first rolled out, why all the media "news" outlets were touting it)

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

3. The answer may be feeding wireless revenue streams or on Slide 2, here:

Reply to ND-Dem (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 12:21 PM

Mar 2015

http://www.slideshare.net/spatiallyrelevant/twitter-user-hype-cycle-presentation

ND-Dem

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4. thanks.

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Mon Mar 23, 2015, 12:23 PM

Mar 2015

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