Source: Hindustan Times | N Madhavan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, March 24, 2014
Last weekend, I was taking part in a panel discussion on Doordarshan on social media, and it dawned suddenly as to how quickly Indian politics has adapted to Twitter, Facebook and other sites. Two days after Turkey blocked off Twitter, it was a delightful experience to be on a state-owned broadcaster, taking part in a programme in which the anchor encouraged more citizens to get active on social media.
Turkish authorities blocked Twitter late on Thursday, hours after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan vowed to "wipe out" the social media service during the campaigning period for local elections on March 30.
“Twitter has been used as a means to carry out systematic character assassinations by circulating illegally acquired recordings, fake and fabricated records of wiretapping,” Erdogan’s office said.
Just a day earlier, in India, the Election Commission has said that
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New Delhi, March 24, 2014
Last weekend, I was taking part in a panel discussion on Doordarshan on social media, and it dawned suddenly as to how quickly Indian politics has adapted to Twitter, Facebook and other sites. Two days after Turkey blocked off Twitter, it was a delightful experience to be on a state-owned broadcaster, taking part in a programme in which the anchor encouraged more citizens to get active on social media.
Turkish authorities blocked Twitter late on Thursday, hours after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan vowed to "wipe out" the social media service during the campaigning period for local elections on March 30.
“Twitter has been used as a means to carry out systematic character assassinations by circulating illegally acquired recordings, fake and fabricated records of wiretapping,” Erdogan’s office said.
Just a day earlier, in India, the Election Commission has said that
Read more at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/comment/n-madhavan/good-cop-bad-cop-on-social-media/article1-1199791.aspx#sthash.hqjTi2Zw.dpuf
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