Saturday, February 26, 2011

Social Media Here More Social Than Political: Researcher

Pich Samnang,
VOA Khmer, Phnom Penh
Thursday, 24 February 2011

“The possibility of creating the same unrest here as in other countries in not very likely.”

Cambodia’s low number of Internet users make a social-media fueled revolution here unlikely, an Internet researcher says.

Cambodia’s more than 200,000 Facebook users mostly use the website to connect with friends and maintain professional social networks, said Saray Samadee, who recently co-authored a report for the Cambodia Communication review.

“The possibility of creating the same unrest here as in other countries in not very likely,” she said, referring to recent uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt that toppled ruling governments with the help of sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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