In Mexico, as the mass media have silenced their reporting on violent situations, many people have turned to social networking sites to post or seek information about violence. On 25 August, two Mexican citizens posted information claiming that kidnappings and shootouts by drug gangs were occurring near schools in Veracruz. While the events ended up not being true, panic ensued the streets. Veracruz's Governor now seeks terrorism charges against the tweeters, even though they insist they are innocent and were only resending information that was already circulating on social networks. This event has provoked an outcry from human rights groups and civil liberties advocates who claim that the charges violate the tweeter's right to justice and freedom of expression.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15028214
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