Twitter Fuels Iran’s Opposition
It seems Twitter – and other social media – are being used very effectively by those who are opposing the current regime in Iran. Calls for an election recount, stories of militia brutality, and pleas for help from the West are being disseminated far and wide – despite governmental crackdowns on the flow of information from that beleaguered country.
Here’s a Los Angeles Times piece, and another by new media guru Hugh Hewitt. A story on CNET about the ways Iranians are getting around potential restrictions on their use of Twitter. Read an article about the way Twitter is having to beef up its service to accommodate the flood of information from within Iran. And here’s one of several Iran-related Twitter collections.
And to think that a year ago most people, including myself, were unfamiliar with Twitter. Wonder where it’ll go next?
