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How to Ignite, or Quash, Revolution in 140 Characters of Less
Do the Internet and social media empower Big Brother or individuals in autocratic regimes, or do they offer a rare level playing field?
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Daryn Cambridge
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@rmack
: Internet freedom starts at home with govs, companies, political demands we make.
#140rev
emilymbadger
emilymbadger
Emily Badger
@rmack
: we haven’t worked out how to balance security, child + biz protection with protecting
#civilliberties
,
#freeexpression
.
#140rev
emilymbadger
emilymbadger
Emily Badger
MacKinnon says relations between governments and citizens is mediated by Internet, which is controlled by private interests
#140rev
jameslosey
jameslosey
James Losey
@rmack
: Ironically, a lot of the censorship tech used by authoritarian gov't's, are made in "the great/free west."
#internetfreedom
#140rev
jafer_a
jafer_a
Jafer Ahmad
@rmack
Western tech helps authoritarian regimes control political speech and whole networks in the East
#netfreedom
#censorship
#140rev
KTLGovICT
KTLGovICT
Katie
In Egypt activists found that their records included text msgs, emails, skype logs
#140rev
FutureTenseNow
FutureTenseNow
Future Tense
MacKinnon: In
#Russia
, not so much censorship as surveillance and intimidation.
#140rev
iDiplomacy
iDiplomacy
iDiplomacy
"In
#China
censorship is about preventing content from ever being published."
@rmack
#140rev
MediaMikeDC
MediaMikeDC
Mike Clarke
@rmack
: Under "networked authoritarianism" ppl feel freer than they used to, but communication is still proscribed.
#140rev
#China
emilymbadger
emilymbadger
Emily Badger
Internet in china not just about blocking content and circumvention; it is about content that never makes it online
#140rev
FutureTenseNow
FutureTenseNow
Future Tense
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seancollier
Thanking Facebook and thanking Facebook youth are two very different things, says
@rmack
#140rev
FutureTenseNow
FutureTenseNow
Future Tense
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Tabler
@ahmed
: U.S. support walks a fine line for int'l support and regime supporters accusing dissidents of being "Westernized"
#140rev
KTLGovICT
KTLGovICT
Katie
Women driving campaign in Saudi a great example of organization moving from online into real world
#140rev
FutureTenseNow
FutureTenseNow
Future Tense
Alrifai: We are against military intervention. We want int'l support 2 legally prosecute
#Syria
regime
#140rev
2 prove protest is peaceful
jdpeterson
jdpeterson
Josh Peterson
Alrifai: It is not a favor from the [Syrian gov't] that they are allowing the Internet. Must give personal info in order 2 access it
#140rev
jdpeterson
jdpeterson
Josh Peterson
Alrifai says some activists use Turkish or Jordanian cell phones to evade Syrian govt surveillance
#140rev
FutureTenseNow
FutureTenseNow
Future Tense
“Money is a short term resolution, these issues need a fundamental solution...oil revenue will run out"
@ahmed
#140rev
@GBI_Program
KTLGovICT
KTLGovICT
Katie
Tabler stated the most important policy implication of social media in MENA:What we called stability was lack of means of expression
#140rev
techsoc
techsoc
Zeynep Tufekci
@Ahmed
: tough 4 rev 2 spread in gulf w/ wealthy monarchies (
#Saudi
) hosting ousted dictators (
#BenAli
), & use military (
#Bahrain
).
#140rev
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YahooBHRP
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Huge difference between what young Saudi activists want, like gender equality, and what rulers are offering as "reform" says
@Ahmed
#140rev
FutureTenseNow
FutureTenseNow
Future Tense
Ahmed: It will take some time for opposition sentiment on the Internet to move to streets in Saudi Arabia
@ahmed
#140rev
jdpeterson
jdpeterson
Josh Peterson
Each country has a different dynamic. Monarchies in the gulf have much more money to quell these revolutions.
@ahmed
#140rev
dariasteigman
dariasteigman
Daria Steigman
Alrifia: we had been under a dictatorship for over 40 years. The economy is bad. Change in
#Syria
needed to happen. We need freedom
#140rev
jdpeterson
jdpeterson
Josh Peterson
There's a strong generational gap b/w older, traditional opposition & younger, connected, intrinsicaly globalized, pan-arabist youth
#140rev
techsoc
techsoc
Zeynep Tufekci
Andrew Tabler: Protest in
#Syria
being driven by
#demographics
as young, tech savvy people hit job market.
#140rev
emilymbadger
emilymbadger
Emily Badger
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