In recent days, many sparks have been flying around Bolivia's vice president, and not good ones, might I add. "I am always going online, and I am writing down the first and last names of the people who insult him on Facebook and Twitter," said Alvaro Garcia, Bolivia's VP. This is the comment that started it all.
Immediately, free speech fanatics spoke out. This then led to the proposing of a law to help regulate congress' involvement with social media.
Of course, this started another huge controversy. Some people think that some criticism is absolutely fine, others think that what Garcia said is completely out of line.
It turns out that out of Bolivia's about 10 million residents, more than 8.7 million have internet access. This means that they also can use Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter.
Whether you think that Garcia is alright or just utterly whack, only time will tell what will happen with this dilemma.
Original article by Gloria Carrasco
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/25/world/americas/bolivia-social-media/index.html?hpt=ila_c2
I think its interesting how social networking is all around the world.
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