http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/its-not-the-turkish-spring--just-twitter-says-prime-minister-erdogan-after-four-days-of-rioting-in-istanbul-and-beyond-8641777.html
"Erdogan also blamed Twitter for spreading unrest: 'There is now a
scourge that is called Twitter. The best examples of lies can be found
there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society.'”
Of course, maybe instead the things people are saying on twitter are actual sentiments. Maybe they are statements of Turkish citizens expressing their views of their government. And maybe they shouldn't be dismissed by someone who should be listening to the citizens.
Internet Collective Action is people organizing in a nonhierarchical manner to accomplish a particular goal. The reward is in the doing, and how much or how little anyone participates is completely voluntary, depending on their abilities and commitment to the goal. By this process amazing things can be accomplished. ICA will grow so long as the Internet is free. http://www.lisamcpherson.org/pc.htm is an example of ICA.
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https://twitter.com/techsoc/status/341197863042289664
"that thing called social media is the curse of society today."
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