Twitter’s Finest Hour – Iranian Protestor Communications
During a harsh government crackdown following the disputed Iranian elections, the Twitter social network has become something of a lifeline for the people of Iran. The Iranian government may have blocked or shut down various communication mediums – like phone lines, the Facebook social network, YouTube videos and even text messaging – but people are still sending photos and information from Iran in short 140-character bursts.
“Social media is empowering the masses to connect, share and organize in ways of incredible scale and speed that are much harder, if not impossible, to control,” said Dangson. “The situation in Iran is illustrating this phenomenon where government and media outlets are no longer the gatekeepers to news. The man on the street is now the reporter in the field covering the situation in Iran thanks to the penetration of connected devices and availability of social messaging applications.”
Before gadget geeks around the world get too excited, one should take this all with a grain of salt. The twittering door swings in both directions. Free openly blasted annonymous content can also be used to spread mis-information by cleaver evil anti freedom factions as well. Once has to take all their twitters with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, this is awesome. Its been said “Life will always find a way — Jurrasic Park “…. so to freedom and liberty.
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