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South Korean Jailed for Tweeting
South Korean Jailed for Tweeting
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(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) Twenty-three-year-old Park Jung-geun was recently arrested as a "North Korean sympathizer" under the controversial National Security Law for tweeting "pro-enemy" messages. LinkAsia host Yul Kwon spoke...

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Social Media Unleashed for South Korean Election
Social Media Unleashed for South Korean Election
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(LinkAsia: January 20, 2012) South Korea's National Election Commission has made it legal for candidates to take to the web to campaign in the lead up to the April 11th...

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A Sense of Unease Falls over South Korea's People
A Sense of Unease Falls over South Korea's People
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(LinkAsia Bulletin: December 21, 2011) South Koreans took to Twitter to express their worry about stability on the Korean peninsula. Contributer Yoo Eun Lee takes a look at social media...
Sina Silences Rumors While Angry Artist Speaks Out
Sina Silences Rumors While Angry Artist Speaks Out
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(LinkAsia News: 9/2/11) Chinese micro-blog site Sina Weibo shuts down the accounts of users accused of spreading rumors. At the same time, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei speaks up for other...

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All the Food That's Fit to Eat
All the Food That's Fit to Eat
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(LinkAsia: August 19, 2011) Frustrated by a lack of information and conflicting messages on food safety after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, people in Japan tweet about what's really going...

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Asia's Social Media Responds to Breivik's Manifesto
Asia's Social Media Responds to Breivik's Manifesto
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(LinkAsia: July 29, 2011) Asia's social media comments on Breivik's praise of Asian countries.

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Anger Rising over Wenzhou Train Crash
Anger Rising over Wenzhou Train Crash
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(LinkAsia: July 29, 2011) Anger is rising over the train crash in Wenzhou, China, despite government moves to control the media. Contributor: Charlie Custer

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YouTube + Twitter = Nico Nico Douga
YouTube + Twitter = Nico Nico Douga
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(LinkAsia: July 22, 2011) Contributor Rebecca Milner tells us about a social networking site in Japan that's part Twitter and YouTube. Contributor: Rebecca Milner


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Jared Cohen: Technology's Role in Arab Spring Protests
Jared Cohen: Technology's Role in Arab Spring Protests
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Jared Cohen, of the Council on Foreign Relations and Google Ideas, elaborates on the role Twitter and other social media tools have played in the Arab Spring demonstrations and protests...

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LinkAsia News - 07/01/11
LinkAsia News - 07/01/11
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(LinkAsia: July 1, 2011) Thais go to the polls on Sunday, with Yingluck Shinawatra, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's sister, in the lead. Four Khmer Rouge leaders finally go to...

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Takafumi Horie Tweets to Fans from Jail
Takafumi Horie Tweets to Fans from Jail
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(LinkAsia: July 1,2011) In jail for accounting fraud, internet tycoon Takafumi Horie keeps up with admirers and subscribers via Twitter. Contributor: Toshi Maeda


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Morozov: Twitter Was Not Magic Key to Egypt's Revolution
Morozov: Twitter Was Not Magic Key to Egypt's Revolution
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Harvard professor Stephen M. Walt and author Evgeny Morozov discuss the media's obsession with the role Twitter and other social networking tools played during the protests in Iran, Tunisia, and...

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Iran Opposition Unplugged
Iran Opposition Unplugged
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(Mosaic Intelligence Report: February 12, 2010) Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to mark the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Ahmadinejad declares Iran a "nuclear state." Why...

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It Ain't Over Till the Ayatollah Says So
It Ain't Over Till the Ayatollah Says So
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(Mosaic Intelligence Report: June 19, 2009) Iran's Election commands the world's attention. The Supreme Leader warns against demonstrations. Has he given the green light for a crackdown on street protests?...

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