Global Voices: Daily Digest—September 10-11, 2011
Global Voices: Daily Digest—September
10-11, 2011
Arab World: Remembering
September 11
Twitter users from across the Arab world
paid tribute to the 3,000 victims of September 11 as the
world recalled the horrors committed by Al Qaeda terrorists
who flew four passenger jets into buildings in the US 10
years ago. read>>
United States: Latino Perspectives on the Anniversary of 9/11
Japan: A case of an exposed
online pseudonym
The sudden shutdown of "Diary of an
ex-NEET who works overseas", a popular anonymous blog that
criticized Japanese working ethics, has spurred discussion
about anonymous activity on the Internet. read>>
South Korea: Google Raided
over Alleged Antitrust Violations
Google's South
Korea offices have been raided by Korean regulators for a
third time on September 6, 2011 over alleged antitrust
violations. The raid has reignited numerous debates online
about whether it was a fair decision and what motives lie
behind such harsh action. read>>
Spain: Intense Political
and Social Debate on the Constitutional
Reform
Political and social debate in Spain has been
intense these past few months. The latest news that has once
again caused thousands to take to the streets in protest has
been the changes to the Spanish Constitution less than three
months before the general elections. read>>
Tanzania: Passenger Ferry
Capsizes in Zanzibar
At least 198 people died and 590
people rescued after a ferry, MV Spice, sailing from
Zanzibar to Pemba capsized. Twitter users including those on
the ground in Zanzibar have been sharing information about
the disaster using the hashtag #ZanzibarBoatAccident.
Meanwhile, two netizens have set up a Ushahidi-based
platform to track information about the accident in
real-time. read>>
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