Facebook helped consolidate power for Cambodia's dictator and his attack-dog media, then killed the independent press's platform
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3DZNC)
In Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen has held power since 1998, a reign characterized by systematic looting, political patronage and violent suppression of human rights; when opposition parties used Facebook to organize a strong showing in the 2013 elections, Hun Sen turned to the tool to consolidate his slipping hold on power. (more")