Here is an example of the power of Social Media in todays Networked World.
The social networking power involved with twitter is
something that has never been seen before which is what Twitter has added to
the networked world. Twitter’s extreme social power was displayed in June 2009
during an election in Iran. Officials of the U.S State Department reached out
to Twitter and asked them to delay a network upgrade that was scheduled for
that following Monday night. The reason of this was to protect the interests of
Iranians using the service to protest the presidential election that took place
on June 12th (Grossman, 2009). Twitter was being called the “Medium
of the Movement” and essentially blew up. The fact that it is so easy to use
makes it practically ideal for a mass protest movement (hard for authorities to
control, easy for citizens to use).
“Twitter did not start the protests in Iran, nor did it make
them possible. But there’s no question that it has emboldened the protestors,
reinforced their conviction that they are not alone and engaged populations
outside Iran in an emotional, immediate way that was never possible before” –
Lev Grossman Time Magazine - CNN
Now, this example may not have a direct connection to Hacktivism, but it provides a very good example of how powerful Twitter actually is. Twitter in todays world is the best form of News, it can allow us to find out information, and Hacktivist's themselves use Twitter to find out information.
Grossman, L. (2009, June 17). Iran's Protests: Why Twitter Is the Medium of
the Movement - TIME. Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos,
Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. Retrieved September 28, 2012, from http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1905125,00.html
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