4 May 2011

Stories from 4 May 2011

China: Political Spam in Twitter

  4 May 2011

The tag system in Twitter is an effective way in distributing information beyond a user's social network. However, the system can easily be contaminated by spam messages. In western countries, most of the spammers are driven by commercial interest, while in China, they are political tools for disrupting information flow....

In Bahrain, World Press Non-Freedom Day

  4 May 2011

Today is World Press Freedom Day, a day that is being commiserated more than celebrated in many nations, including Bahrain, where journalists and bloggers are currently under siege by government.