Thais don cloak of anonymity
A useful article on how people can resort to the cloak of anonymity provided by the internet to make themselves heard despite the clamping down by the govt.
-note the use of proxy server to prevent being traced back via your IP address
-compare with the use of the internet during the Arab Spring
-note the invasion of privacy and freedom of speech in exchange for political and social stability (consider this: what if those online are terrorists and the junta govt is the good guy here?)
-note also the interesting imagery at the end of the article
-given my earlier post on NO to censorship, no matter how divisive the views are (see HERE), what do you make of the junta govt's clampdown on the internet here? Note that both are valid views which you would want to commit to memory.
Qns:
1. How far, in your society, should unpopular views be open to discussion? (Cambridge 2013)
2. 'With the rise of the new media, censorship is needed now more than ever.' Do you agree?
-note the use of proxy server to prevent being traced back via your IP address
-compare with the use of the internet during the Arab Spring
-note the invasion of privacy and freedom of speech in exchange for political and social stability (consider this: what if those online are terrorists and the junta govt is the good guy here?)
-note also the interesting imagery at the end of the article
-given my earlier post on NO to censorship, no matter how divisive the views are (see HERE), what do you make of the junta govt's clampdown on the internet here? Note that both are valid views which you would want to commit to memory.
Qns:
1. How far, in your society, should unpopular views be open to discussion? (Cambridge 2013)
2. 'With the rise of the new media, censorship is needed now more than ever.' Do you agree?
posted by Dark Shadow | 3:35 PM
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