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65. Morality in Iraq: You should worry because there’s an app for that

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The Future of Social Media in Iraq

Ali worries that instead of the government agents who saw as a child physically tracking down critics of Saddam's bad regime, now the government is something much more powerful and pervasive. He says: "It has turned everyone into a possible agent of the government and all they have to do is click" Although many Iraqis dismiss Ali's concern is overblown and they've actually embraced the app. So while the luck may be new, the function it's serving is not.

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