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Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

antitirania — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:22:24 -0000

Sera que Chavez viaja como canciller de Cuba y no como presidente de Vzla?

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

Juan — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:55:56 -0000

Hi, Thomas. We democrats recognize the old 7 stars Venezuelan flag as ours. Best regards.

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

Angel G. Martinez aka NENE — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:25:18 -0000

See this pic, Chavez and twitter: http://www.twitpic.com/cv0vw

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

escualida — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:28:04 -0000

so far...

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

Carlos Granier — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:58:06 -0000

Watch what? That communist propaganda film? Why don't you watch this instead: http://bit.ly/4m4513

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

thetwibbonteam — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:05:41 -0000

Hi,
#FreeMediaVe his has been a top ten Twibbon trend for some time now. It's great that Twitter users are using platforms like Twibbon to show their discontent over issues regarding free speech.

You can still show your appreciation for this important cause at http://twibbon com.
Link to the cause itself is http://twibbon.com/join/Fre....

Thanks,

The Twibbon Team

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

DPencilPusher — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:36:19 -0000

Please do us a favor and do an article on "#lightupnigeria: Nigerians using Twitter to protest electricity/power supply crackdown" http://www.lightupnigeria.com | http://www.lightupnigeria.org Thanks

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

thais corvo — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:24:06 -0000

Realmente soy nueva en twitter y aún no se como usarlo bien, pero la situación de nuestro país es terrible y de alguna manera tenemos el deber de hacerle saber al mundo que en Venezuela se vive una dictadura disfrazada, que dia a dia se va desnudando más

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

Lionel — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:46:58 -0000

34 radio stations CLOSED down by Hugo Chavez.
1 TV station CLOSED down by Hugo Chavez.
1 TV station constantly attacked by Hugo Chavez.
Those are the facts.

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

ldb — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:13:21 -0000

Hey Fernando,

Thank God Mashable is not venezuelan, so you and your master can't tell them what to say and how to write it.

This goverment "CLOSED" these radio stations.

Free media!... great job Mashable

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

ldb — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:09:39 -0000

That's our real flag... not the one this government replaced with 8 stars. All venezuelan grew up loving and serving a flag with 7 stars, not 8.

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

maryparra@mac.com — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:52:04 -0000

VENEZUELA WAKE UP!!! WE ARE LOSING OUR COUNTRY FREEDOM ANF LIFE!!!

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

Daniel Bastardo — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:22:54 -0000

I love the fact that you are using our seven stars flag!!!

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

leorodriguez — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:34:05 -0000

Dear Thomas.

That is the flag we acknowledge, the new one with 8 stars is yet another symbol of Chavez will to change our essence, to impose his vision. He also changed the NationalCrest, the name of the country (Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela) and he is even talking about changing the lyrics of our National Anthem. The Flag Mashable put is OUR FLAG! Bravo Mashable!.

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

ckanal — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:21:00 -0000

This is a really interesting case study, and I too see parallels to #IranElection. Thanks, BTW, for the link to Breaking Tweets.

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

Andres Barreto — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:07:06 -0000

The fact the Hugo Chavez sees himself as the Ahmedinijad of Latin America contributes to the fact that he sees twitter as a threat.

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

FreeMediaVe — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:39:38 -0000

Please let everyone know that there's also a site to allow non-twitter users to see what's happening in Venezuela with this media crackdown.

http://www.mediosenvenezuel...

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

fjfonseca — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:28:46 -0000

Hi guys,
Thanks for the exposure but please get your facts right:
Chavez has not been closing down radions: We ordered the shutdown of 34 radios and they were closed. That is it. You can find the full list here:
http://werebuild.eu/wiki/in...

Government officials confirm that UnionRadio will be closed this week.
More than 200 radio and tv stations are scheduled to be closed.

Chavez, via "El Oriente" called the people using Twitter "ultra right wing cyber terrorists" and also says that Facebook and Twitter (among others) are new ways of "creating terror".

Reliable non biased news source on Twitter are @A4F and @Telecomix that are working closely with people in Venezuela.

I am sure they will be more than welcome to help you inform your readers in the best and more accurate way with the latest information.

Mashable being all about Social Media should also have a social responsability. in supporting people around the world that are fihghting, in a non violent way, for Freedom of Speech.

Cheers,
Fernando

(@fjfonseca)

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

Watch This — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:40:53 -0000

Ahem. http://video.google.com/vid...

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

Thomas Hutter — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:27:05 -0000

You are using the old flag of Venezuela.

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

timharper — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:53:21 -0000

You are right, there will ALWAYS be a way to get your message out, be it via the internet, carrier pigeon or bedsheets on the outside of the prison walls, people have been doing it for centuries.

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

Dennis Jernberg — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:26:05 -0000

There's ways to get around any "great firewall". Just ask the Iranian theocrats who haven't been able to block Twitter.

Re: #FreeMediaVe: Venezuelans Using Twitter to Protest Media Crackdown

Bea Eggli — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:17:08 -0000

Lets see for how long will venezuelans have internet as a free speech media...