Residents use social media to fight organized crime in Mexico
“Renewed violence in Mexican cities bordering Texas has ignited fear among nearby residents, some of whom have turned to social media despite cartels’ efforts to limit information.
In places such as Reynosa, where gunbattles were a regular occurrence last week, official confirmation of violence came days later.
But on Twitter, reports of brazen gunbattles throughout the city surfaced almost minute-by-minute.
Tweeters created .Reynosafollow for those following or reportedly caught up in the violence to exchange details. A hashtag is used to narrow down tweets on a particular topic in the microblogging site.”
(Source: Residents use social media to fight organized crime in Mexico – CNN.com.)
