Support of billionaire founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg for immigration reform has increased its presence in politics, particularly in regards to high-tech workers
Social Media and Democracy articles on Democracy Chronicles
This Social Media and Democracy section highlights the ongoing saga of how this new type of communications technology impacts the progress of free and fair elections across the globe. Whether social media brings benefit or harm to democracy is an area of heavy debate. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents, the Internet and Voting or Journalism and Free Speech.
Revealing What China Censors on Social Media
China censors on social media heavily influence sites like to block democracy like popular Weibo
Vietnam Facebook User Sentenced to 15 Years of Prison
Famous Vietnam Facebook user sentenced for “Abusing Democratic Freedoms” in widening repression
Twitter Kuwait Dissident Gets Huge Prison Term
Nation remains dangerous place for freedom of expression as shown in Twitter Kuwait dissident user jail sentence
Balance of Social Media Era Power Shifts
Communications and changing social media era power of technology changing people power balance
Twitter Consuming Politician’s Time Across the World
Twitter Consuming Politicians: Democracy is being changed by Twitter as politicians and citizens alike adapt to new technology
New Chinese Social Media Penalties Issued Nationwide
Dictatorship moves forward in relentless crackdown on critics with Chinese social media penalties
How Effective is a Twitter Feed for Politicians
A Twitter feed for politicians has payoffs as well as drawbacks unless you have a social following
Philippines Facebook Corruption Rally Draws Thousands
Nation sees major Philippines Facebook corruption rally against creeping inequity in government
Ad-free Facebook would still include ‘Big Brother’ NSA
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone talks about improving the new system for ad-free Facebook – but doesn’t talk about the bigger picture involving the NSA