July 22nd, 2009

Op-Ed: Learning from Tehran and Urumqi

By Danny O'Brien, San Francisco Chronicle

Political protests overseas demonstrate the enormous power of the most mundane Internet technologies. Social-networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are being used to organize protests after Iran's contested election and have allowed Iranians to speak anonymously to one another and the world. In China, access to reports and photos on the Internet fueled protests in Urumqi after a violent confrontation ended with more than 150 dead.

Related Issues: Free Speech, International

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