Tuesday, October 15, 2013
I had no idea how severe the unrest due to social media was in Middle Eastern countries. With no constitution recognizing freedom of speech, innocent people voicing their opinions are being sent to jail over a silly blog post. Ill treatment and torture are a few of the consequences of speaking your mind here, and once you're caught, your location becomes unknown. Facebook has played a huge role for activists seeking to get the word out to others like them, advertising and planning protests, but Facebook has taken the initiative after previous events to remove pages that plan these outbursts. I think it is noble of Facebook to remove these pages for the sake of government. Though I do believe in freedom of speech, I believe Facebook is not the right place to plan a protest. Imprisoned Razaan though does not deserve the punishment she has received as her blog is a private page, versus a worldwide social networking site. Her thoughts were not hurting anyone and she has the right to say what she wants in her very own blog.
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