“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear."
Harry S. Truman ― August 8, 1950
Social Media: dictators' worst nightmare
How mobile technologies can educate youths to stand up for democratic values
There currently are 4.48B social media users around the world and estimates reveal that 9 in 10 internet users now use social media each month [1]
In 1 out of 3 countries, systematic social media restrictions have been reported since 2015 [2]
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Social Media Censorship Facts
Africa
31 out of 54 countries in Africa have blocked access to social media
platforms since 2015. [2]
Asia
29 out of 46 countries in Asia have been cracking
down on social media usage since 2015. [2]
Europe
There are a number of European countries
that have utilized similar oppressive methods;
Ukraine, Russia, Belarus,
and Montenegro are just a few examples. [2]
UK
During the August 2011 civil unrest in
UK, Prime Minister David Cameron blamed social media for
fueling civil riots, with no credible information, data, or
meaningful statistics to back up his claims. [3]