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3 Responses to Episode 61: Why Can’t Colleges Maintain What They Buy?
Although the consequences might be different, it is publicly known that the USA government has been doing this for years.
An editorial in the NY Times from 2 years ago at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/opinion/13sun2.html?th&emc=th
reports that “The government is increasingly monitoring Facebook, Twitter and other
social networking sites for tax delinquents, copyright infringers and
political protesters.”
I’ll warrant most governments do this. It doesn’t make it right, but why should the Arab countries be any different? If this is news, then it merely means that they’re playing catch-up.
arab spring facebook & twitter can not go well !
Considering the current climate in the Middle East with the surge in protests, this post is very relevant. Social media has taken over the lives of college students the world over. The use of social media to organize groups, spark debate, voice opinions, and broadcast information to the millions of users has definitely increased over the years; hence the increase in awareness about cyber bullying because of the popularity in the social media outlets. Our students deserve the right to own a piece of the protest and interpret it the way they deem acceptable, but with the increase in government awareness of the use of social media to organize protests, the freedom has been slipping away from students. The virtual culture students have become accustomed to have evolved in the Middle East to something they are beginning to fear. I have noticed on my own campus that our international students from the Middle East rarely verbally speak of their opinions of what is happening in their home countries, let alone post anything online. It is sad that even though they are half a world away they still fear repercussions from what they may truly believe.