Social Media Threatens Despotic Governments and Online Activists Pay the Price - Back Pages - Off the Radar

Publisher:

In On Africa (IOA)

Date published:

2017

Record type:

Journal article

Region:

Africa

Journal Title:

Africa Conflict Monitor

Source:

Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2017, Issue 05, May 2017, p. 52 - 56

Subject:

ACTIVISM

SOCIAL MEDIA

GOVERNMENT

Abstract:

Global attention is fleetingly paid to African governments' oppression of internet dissent and social media shutdown when these occur. However, the overall widespread pattern of governments at war with internet freedom is overlooked.

Language:

English

Subject profile :

Politics / Democracy / Governance / Human Rights / Election

DOI:

https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-75e69a981

CITATION: . Social Media Threatens Despotic Governments and Online Activists Pay the Price - Back Pages - Off the Radar . : In On Africa (IOA) , 2017. Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2017, Issue 05, May 2017, p. 52 - 56 - Available at: https://library.au.int/social-media-threatens-despotic-governments-and-online-activists-pay-price-back-pages-radar