Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election
by chopin24 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @03:59PM
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Have we really seen the power return to the people because of social media? That was the theory during, e.g., The Arab Spring. But, it doesn't seem like it's held. It feels like the old guard has taken over social media and used it to their ends, putting us back where we started.
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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election
by pelasaco on Thursday January 14, 2021 @03:22AM
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I don't think the power will return to the People, because the power never belonged to the People in the first place. But I think with social media, outsiders can get a more complete image from a social event other than the official one from the traditional media.