ICT strengthens democratic movements Position #89262

Cell phones, Twitter and Facebook are changing the world, working as tools of citizen activism and freedom of speech in areas where the democratic process falls short.



AlJazeera English's Empire  programme asks: Are social networks triggering social revolution?


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▲Map HomeTechnology: Oppressor or liberator?
▲IssueICT's capacity to spread democracy?
■PositionICT strengthens democratic movements
●ComponentInternet will play an even greater role in future revolutions
●ComponentNetworks played a role in several dissidence movements
●SupportiveArgumentICT encourages remaining dictators to push democratic reforms
●SupportiveArgumentICT help dissidents
●SupportiveArgumentICT helps the population view regime change as a possibility
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Author: Louis Klarevas, The Huffington Post
Cited by: François Dongier 6:08 PM Wednesday 2 February 2011 GMT
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