@DukeW "Sometimes, you wonder if the old saw about no good deed going unpunished isn't somewhat true." Of course it's true. I have personal experience with that. You do a favor for someone once, and that person will expect it as a right forever after.
"Is there any kind of law that protects the individuals from being harassed online?"
Not sure. Even if there isnt a separate law, the online harrassment actions will come under the ambit of harrassment through mail or other communication methods. Also, the good part about online messages on social media and mails are that they are there on record forever and the defendant cannot revert from his statement.
Did we all see the picture that the IDF released of a Hamas missile site squeezed in between a hospital and orphanage, with people's houses on either side? Against this, we see "you have opened the gates of Hell." Nicely played, boys
It sounds somethig like a dialog with an extremely childish or stupid person "- you know, I think , what you are doing is wrong.-Yeeh???? So..so..so, you are also stupid".
Don't these guys have any chance to realize how they look like?If they want, the whole world thinks , that they are just victims of bloody Israel and all they want is just a piece on Earth, they need to try much better.
You are absolutely correct. Israel learned well from their last trip down this road, when the "other side" used social media outlets to vilify and tell outright lies. This time, they were ready, and I've seen multiple posts re-tweeted of "we said/they said" combos. You might think the example chosen by Jason was unusual, with the 'these are the facts' versus 'this is our rhetoric' flavor, but you would be wrong. This is the way it's being played, and frankly, Hamas looks pretty lame in comparison. Did we all see the picture that the IDF released of a Hamas missile site squeezed in between a hospital and orphanage, with people's houses on either side? Against this, we see "you have opened the gates of Hell." Nicely played, boys. Add in all the organizations that are re-tweeting and reposting as they "stand with Israel," and you begin to see that they fully understand the power and use of social media in shaping public opinion. I only hope the U.S. government is paying attention, as I'm tired of hearing the "Death to America" nonsense on the Internet that we invented and gave to the world as a happy gift. Sometimes, you wonder if the old saw about no good deed going unpunished isn't somewhat true.
With regards to social media, governments are just like businesses. If people decide to use social media to communicate about you - your only decision is whether you respond or don't respond. You have little chance (though some authoritarian countries try) to make the news/tweets go away.
Governments can evolve, or fail to evolve - and it usually ends badly for those that fail to evolve.
Maybe the US hasnt been using social networks to communicate very well but I'm sure its in the top-tier of countries that analyze and keep an eye on those networks.
Though much advancement has been made in the recent years, the online arena still has barely been scratched when it comes to utilizing its use I believe. on the subject of outsourcing the content management of various government outlets social media accounts, wouldn't that cause content to be severely toned down as far as its relevance is concerned, for fear of handing over something that could potentially hurt these outlets?
"however if this messages were going across warring countries, i guess nobody could control it."
Except the Twitter's management, isnt it ?
Twitter has become a platform for holding political wars unlike facebook and G+ because of the ability of the forum to make the comments visible to all. You just have to follow.
Governments are generally taking more control ove the internet today that a few years back. i've heard of cases recently where people were sued or otherwise sanctioned for comments they made on twitter. similarly would it go for threats. I guess they began to do this after the revolutions in the middle east....however if this messages were going across warring countries, i guess nobody could control it.
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