The "elected representatives" of Mexico (about unknown entities called members) just approved a tax increase, among other beauties, a tax of 3 % Internet use. course, I doubt that a member knows what is the Internet, its uses and its importance to help in the development of people.
What they do know, especially the members of Televisa and Azteca (using the letterhead of the Green Ecological Party of Mexico) is that the Internet can be a way for society to express themselves and outside of the media has the government for propaganda (in addition to television, Reforma, El Universal, Milenio, etc.).
So while Televisa is arming a strategy (so to speak) to "convince" that raising taxes actually benefited the pockets of the unfortunate viewer in society Twitter expressed in different terms, condemning the PAN (the party in government) and the PRI. That night was undoubtedly the night Twitter proved to be a more pluralistic and open way to discuss matters of general interest. In terms of shaping public opinion on the evening of Tuesday 20, 2009, Twitter beat Televisa and "traditional" media in general.
is why it is funny what some Mexican print media published today on what they think the Twitter susuarios tax on the Internet:
The Economist: "Twitter to cry for VAT increase ( here ) By the way, that title more stupid and more degrading, because they know the publishers of The Economist, that Twitter users and the Internet have the ability to access information sources varied and often more reliable than the Mexican newspapers. These sources are more reliable for lack of direct interéres the issues addressed, which is not the case of The Economist (is not perhaps one of the sources of advertising is the government?) That if he threw little stitch qualify for the opinions expressed by the Mexican twitter as mere absence of complaints and proposals "...
process: "Twitter Rebellion against tax hike" ( here )
Even more curious is what was published today by Boing Boing, one of the most read independent blogs in cyberspace - About the alleged "rebellion" of twitter Mexicans against the tax increase ( here ).
In fact, neither was a shoulder to cry, nor a rebellion in what is developing Twitter. Simply, traditional media are finding that they do not have a policy of truth and do not represent public opinion. The phenomenon of Twitter, blogs and Facebook to showcase the views of society is due in some measure, to traditional media have rarely been a place of expression for the society. Hence their fear and hence the need to delay the Internet access to the general public via taxes, because the Internet is a powerful form of communication that does not require a survey of Lopez Doriga or acceptance of a text message in the news from TV Azteca to speak freely ...
If you want to comment on the tax on Internet use in Twitter sends your message and # internetnecesario
Below the statistics published by via Boing Boing trendsmap.com on the discussion about the Internet and its importance in Twitter (Even the Blog does a mea culpa about "Anglocentrism" network, it explains that there were so many messages about Twitter was the topic on Tuesday 21, there was no explanation why not apareceió # internetnecesario as one of the topics discussed by the Twitter community that day)
Other post on the subject (thanks to Boing Boing)
Never Neutral ( here )
Alejandro Pizanty Blog ( here )
What it says Reuters Case ( here )
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