Sunday, 3 January 2016

Has social media ruined the web?

An Iranian blogger thinks the rise of social media is killing the potential of the web.
Logo of the Twitter and Facebook seen through a magnifier.
During his time in prison, the rise of smartphones and apps had changed the online world. Blogging and independent websites had been overtaken by social media networks, with the likes* of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram dominating the market.Derakhshan mourned the loss of the web as he knew it, particularly the lessened power of the hyperlink, something he believes had a democratising effect on the access and sharing of information.It promises freedom, increased communication, and more liberty yet the reality is that the more meaningful

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