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Government also sees it. youre exposing yourself to a massive amount of surveillance which im sure pertains to other countries as well. >> the internet is a double-edged sword. governments are using the internet to monitor them, to harass them. but government cant completely control the flow of information. theyre trying really hard to ban twitter and twitter use has increased exponentially. >> the most powerful government in the world with presumably with the most surveillance, wasnt able to ta...

Coming up, twitter turns 8 today and there are few people out there who are not happy about it. >> i noticed not too long ago you got a twitter page. i have known you for a long time, i didnt know that you were into social media. >> i kind of hate it, i think its awful. i think if jesus comes back and starts telling everyone everything, everybodys just going to be fwiterring -- hell be like, i am christ. oh, my god, jesus is right in front of me. >> hes not the only one who hates twitter, so doe...

Clear at this point. the power of the media also goes both ways. it also allows for governments to spy on people and to get their own message out. like, i dont know, turkeys prime minister who managed to tweet out one final cam pain video to his more than 4 million followers before locking twitter. joining me now is assistant professor at the university of north carolina chapel hill where she specializes in interactions between technology and politics. shes been closely following whats going on ...