Governments step up efforts to control internet
Political censorship is on the increase around the world as regimes develop increasingly innovative ways of enforcing it, according to a new report published by Freedom…
Read articleClay Shirky: social media, protest and a changing world order
The interview above with the Wall Street Journal Clay Shirky, is full of interesting points, including why the Professor of New Media at New York University…
Read articleSwift crackdown after calls for “Jasmine revolution” posted online in China
The Chinese authorities suspended searches for content on the country’s Twitter-like microblogging service operated by Sina in a move to stifle mention of a “Jasmine Revolution”…
Read articleProtest, social media and the importance of journalism in post-Mubarak Egypt
Here’s a post I wrote for the Frontline Club blog on Al Jazeera English’s Empire programme looking at “cyber-generated” change and how the media “missed” the…
Read articleSocial media in China: how people are challenging the official line
Microblogs other than Twitter, which are more easily accessible for people in China – have attracted interest recently because of the ways that they are are…
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