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Two in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, possibly killed for using social media to report crime

 

Social media in a drug war.

 

In Mexico, the drug war that rages on has chilled traditional reporting. Reporters have been killed all over the country for shining light what some would prefer to keep hidden. Now it seems that the drug lords, and who knows who else, are taking issue with those who expose them in social media.

2 people were recently found hanged with a note pinned to them warning of any further reporting of sensitive activities by citizens in social media.

“That will happen to all of them,” Read the message.

Click here for the story in CSMonitor.com

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