Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 31, 2011

Tunisia: Let's Invade Social Networks!
A crazy wave of posts hit the world of social networks when Tunisian netizens decided to invade Facebook and Twitter with their comments. The move started with netizens showing solidarity and support for the American occupy movement by posting chants and messages on the official Facebook page of US president Barack Obama. Soon other world leaders got a taste of this spam-attack. read>>

China's stability machine and the detention of Chen Guangcheng
As waves of visits to fight for the release of China's blind activist Chen Guangcheng are turned back by the violence organized by the local government, Chinese bloggers explore the stability machine that is at play behind Chen's detention. read>>

Mexico: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt over Anonymous' #OpCartel
In recent days many media outlets have widely publicized news about a video by Anonymous Mexico threatening theZetas cartel as a response to the kidnapping of one the former's members during #OpPaperStorm ('Operation Paper Storm') in Veracruz. read>>

France: Calls for Official Recognition of 1961 Paris Algerian Massacre
Fifty years after the bloody suppression of a peaceful demonstration by Algerians in Paris, French officials are still struggling to admit their responsibility. Calls for the official recognition of the 1961 massacre have been building in this anniversary year. read>>

Saudi Arabia: Poverty Video Vloggers Released
Around two weeks ago, Saudi Arabian authorities arrested three young video bloggers Firas Buqna, Hussam Al-Darwish and Khaled Al-Rasheed for producing an episode of their show Malub Alena about poverty in one of Riyadh's areas. They have just been released. read>>

More posts on Global Voices today...
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