Today there was some communal tension in bangalore and as i could c a video footage of a tv news channel showing police men beat up innocent muslims who are passing who are just normal commuters. six to eight police men beat up one guy, there was a footage where in a muslim on bike is beaten up with sticks and a rifle base. Is this humanity. If we are treated so cruely then surely there would be lot of people who would tend to become bin ladens. Even animals are not beaten so cruely.
New book from Global Voices co-founder Rebecca MacKinnon
In Consent of the Networked, internet policy specialist Rebecca MacKinnon argues that the purpose of technology is to serve humanity, not the other way around. It’s time to wake up and act before the reversal becomes permanent.
Amitha Amarasinghe discusses the use of social media by the corporates in Sri Lanka and ponders whether there are any social media success stories in Sri Lanka.
The Noun Project blog introduces an innovative project titled Urban Launchpad, which uses mobile apps for data gathering to better understand the complex transportation conditions in Bangladesh.
Salman Latif informs that an initiative has been taken by eminent journalists and media personnel to agree to a set of self regulatory guidelines for TV channels in Pakistan. Salman asserts that a similar measure should also be taken for the social media.
Today there was some communal tension in bangalore and as i could c a video footage of a tv news channel showing police men beat up innocent muslims who are passing who are just normal commuters. six to eight police men beat up one guy, there was a footage where in a muslim on bike is beaten up with sticks and a rifle base. Is this humanity. If we are treated so cruely then surely there would be lot of people who would tend to become bin ladens. Even animals are not beaten so cruely.