Global Voices · Citizen media stories from January 2010

January, 2010

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Stories from January, 2010

11 January 2010

Thailand: “We're sick of Ministry of Culture”

A Facebook fan page was created by netizens who are criticizing the methods and policies of Thailand’s Ministry of Culture. The Ministry has been strict in its promotion and monitoring of authentic Thai culture in old and new media sites.

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Poland: Charity Initiative Criticised by a Catholic Radio Station

Written by Sylwia Presley · Eastern & Central Europe

Today is the day when Poland unites in an enormous charity event called The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, organized for the 18th time by Jurek Owsiak to help children with cancer. This time, however, there has been strong criticism of the initiative's transparency by listeners of Radio Maryja, a Catholic radio station led by Father Rydzyk.

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10 January 2010

Poland: Discussions of TOR and Internet Filtering

Written by Sylwia Presley · Eastern & Central Europe

The end of 2009 in Poland was marked with the beginning of a public discussion of on-line privacy, the government's potential attempts to restrict access to websites and a growing awareness of TOR software supporting on-line anonymity. Sylwia Presley reports.

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India: A Critically Ill Marxist Leader Trends On Twitter

Written by Aparna Ray · South Asia

In India, social media was put under spotlight recently when tipped off by some online news sites a section of netizens fueled a rumor that critically ill Marxist leader and former Chief Minister of West Bengal Mr. Jyoti Basu was dead. This fiasco puts the pressure on social media users to be more responsible.

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Iran: Chinese cyberactivists support Iranians

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa, East Asia

Since the recent mass demonstration in Iran against the Islamic Regime, dozens of Chinese “netizens” have joined the #iranelection Twitter community, even going so far as to create their own web site.

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Brazil: Net-citizens have fun shooting corrupt politicians

Written by Thiana Biondo · Latin America

A videogame in which you can shoot a Brazilian politician recently accused of corruption becomes a hit in 2009, and it was not the first time net-citizens poke fun at their politicians. Is this a new way to protest?

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Updates from January, 2010

19 January 2010