From Russia with likes: Kremlin to launch Facebook-style social network (Howard Amos/Guardian)
From Russia with likes: Kremlin to launch Facebook-style social network — With the internet genie fully out of the bottle in Russia, Chinese-style attempts at top-down control are doomed. So officials have come up with a plan — The Kremlin is planning to create its own Facebook-style social network …
Mexican Presidential Elections: 'I Am Number 132' Movement Shows How Social Media Has Changed Politics - policymic.com
At a time when the Mexican government is attempting to demonstrate that it has everything under control, the social movement “I am number 132” has sprung up without warning, calling attention to the numerous injustices prevalent in Mexican society.
