At the intersection of private life and public space exist online forums like Facebook and Twitter, which are neither entirely private nor entirely public (depending on a user’s site preferences) yet still invoke expectations of privacy and respect for others that are foundational to many of the social norms in democratic societies. What does a […]
Read MoreIn a direct contradiction to Russian President Vladmir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the jailed punk band Pussy Riot should be freed. The members of Pussy Riot, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, were sentenced to two years in jail by a Russian court for subversion and ‘hooliganism’ motivated by religious hatred. The case focused […]
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