Monday, 22 August 2011 05:28

America's war against social media

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Internet freedom has been tested by governments around the world. Now the US intends to concentrate its efforts in cracking down on social media. Recently, law enforcement shutdown cell phone service in a protest in San Francisco, and now in New York City the police department has formed a new unit to track down people who brag about or plan crimes on social media sites. Is the US declaring war on people's free speech online? Karen DeCoster, freelance writer and blogger, tells us how this is bad for Americans.

 

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