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China Says US Uses Facebook To Spread Political Unrest

Posted by kdawson on from the yeah-and-if-you-don't-watch-out-we'll-twitter-too dept.

crimeandpunishment writes "A Chinese government-backed think tank says the US and other western governments use Facebook and other social networking sites to spread political unrest. Their report says, 'We must pay attention to the potential risks and threats to state security as the popularity of social-networking sites continues to grow,' and calls for increased scrutiny of the sites."

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  1. Re:At the risk of being labelled flamebait. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Murder rate is not the proper way to measure the quality of life that freedom provides. We could lock everyone in cells by themselves and prevent murder, but the quality of life is worthless.