Information Society Watch

June 30, 2005, USA Today

Right from South Korea, to Germany, to the Phillipines, cell phone text messaging is becoming a new political tool for activists, what some call a "mobile democracy." Unmonitored and cheap, this means of communication acts as a means for uncensored speech. Demonstrators have used it to effectively organize protests and convey political messages. In countries where internet access is monitored or expensive, cell phones provide a link between like minds and serve as an emerging route for socio-political activism.

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