Truemors
Networking site Facebook has triggered a massive mobilization of protesters around the world who will take to the streets this weekend in support of the Burmese monks. The movement, which some term "open-source politics", highlights how Facebook has evolved to increasingly become a tool for activists.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets around the world Saturday in Facebook-fueled marches protesting Myanmar's recent crackdown on monks' pro-democracy demonstrations.
The marches, organized at a lightning pace by volunteers using Facebook, show the increasing power and reach of a social-networking site originally designed to help college students find drinking buddies. Facebook members in dozens of cities worldwide have planned demonstrations for Saturday.
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