Social Media & Social Unrest
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-08-16/social-media-social-unrest
Facebook and Twitter have helped spark recent democratic movements, but social media platforms and imaging technology have played important roles in recent efforts to squash unrest - from riots in Britain to protests in San Francisco. We explore the role of social media in efforts to both cultivate and crush social unrest.
Guests
Cynthia Wong
Director, Project on Global Internet Freedom, Center for Democracy and Technology
Jennifer Preston
Reporter, The New York Times
Alessandro Acquisti
Associate Professor, Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University
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Social media will continue to get better and expand which is a good thing. However, until there are severe penalties for wrong doers, bad things will get much worse. People caught doing bad things must be punished severly, in all walks of life or they will become much bolder for no other purpuse then to create havoc.
After 9/11 phone lines were taped without a court warrant. Only one telecom company refused to comply. We have a tradition of violation of legal rights and privacy in this country
Autos are known to be used in criminal activities AND they are used by the young for sexual activities. Cars can take anyone anywhere. Why are they allowed? This is a rather extreme example of the censorship for security mentality when it's out of balance as in BART shutting down communications because of their troubles.
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