Authorities use social media to track criminals and terrorists; dictators use social media to track and stop dissent; and “justice” can be dispensed by social media users at any perceived wrongdoing by public shaming of the culprit.
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The arrest of Egyptian cartoonist Islam Gawish shows the power of social media as a voice of dissent.
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Transcript of the interview with digital researcher Antonio Casilli about the ongoing war for Internet privacy in the age of global surveillance.
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A video interview with digital researcher Antonio Casilli about the ongoing war for Internet privacy in the age of global surveillance.
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A militant Islamic group has targeted secularist bloggers in Bangladesh.
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Columnist Bina Shaw explores Pakistan’s reaction to the US Supreme Court’s legalization of marriage equality and Facebook’s Celebrate Pride tool.
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Arzu Geybulla discusses political imprisonment, the stifling of voices in Turkey and Azerbaijan, and her expectations for the two countries’ unsteady futures.
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