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A surge in the use of social media to energize activists unhappy with government policy has alarmed authorities in the former Soviet Union the past few years.
Now authorities have turned this opposition tool on its head by arresting those who make provocative social media posts. Those facing prison on the trumped-up charges include activists and non-activists alike.
Activists have used social media to stoke opposition on a range of issues — from what they perceive as stolen elections, to crackdowns on dissident activity, even electric-rate increases.
Some of the efforts have succeeded. When thousands of social-media-galvanized …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
