| Mexican Communities Are Losing Mobile Service During Drug-War Shootouts Rafael Castillo - VICE News | |
| go to original June 25, 2014 |
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When narco-related shootouts erupt in Mexico, citizens turn to social media to inform one another of “risk situations” in real-time, as local authorities and news outlets remain silent. The practice allows people to avoid gunfire in their communities without the help of official sources.
“This is how online communities that function as civilian alert systems are formed,” Andrés Monroy-Hernández, a researcher at Microsoft who is known for his work on the use of social media in war zones, told VICE News. “It helps not only to avoid the infamous ‘risk situations,’ it also helps people to not feel alone during harsh events.”
But what happens when the internet isn’t available to people when they need it most?
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