In South Korea, a new form of democratic expression has emerged via the internet. Its followers call themselves ‘Netizens’, and when demonstrating against the government, they carry their laptop to broadcast the event live. Almost every evening for the past month, thousands of people have been gathering at Seoul City Hall square. They don’t like the new President’s policy and they want to show it. And in these gatherings, laptops are a must have. Some people carrying computers film the crowd with their webcam and broadcast live videos thanks to high-speed wifi connections. “People who live in Seoul can go on the streets”, one of them says, “and some of those who do not live in the capital-city can come all the way here. But people who cannot, can at least see what is happening here live, through the internet.” More
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