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Croatia's prime minister has ordered an inquiry following arrests of several opposition activists who made plans via the social networking website Facebook.

"This is not about this or that government or party, but about freedom," Croatian PM Ivo Sanader said.

Police in Zagreb questioned a Facebook activist who had put up posters ahead of an anti-government protest planned for Friday, Croatian TV reported.

Last week a man who had set up an anti-Sanader forum was held in Dubrovnik.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 at 03:08:36 PM EST
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"First they came for the human-rights activists...
"Then they came for the environmental activists...
"Then they came for the Facebook activists..."

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 03:46:58 AM EST
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As long as it's only activists, it's okay, right?

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 04:33:06 AM EST
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Oh no, I bet Hazel Blears (Local Govt minister) and Jacquie Smith (UK Home secretary) (both renowned authoritarians and internet haters) are scouring Facebook as we speak for those they can round up.

{faint sound of approaching sirens....}

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 09:06:07 AM EST
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