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  1. Jan 2026
    1. With little media coverage, there was little outrage about the Rwandan atrocities, which contributed to a lack of political will to invest time and troops in a faraway conflict.

      This also happens in my country Venezuela. They threatened the people who shares what is acually happening in Venzuela. They have killed them and inproson them just for the fact of sharing news.

    2. Inventions, novels, musical tunes, and even phrases can all be covered by copyright law

      This makes sense to me. It gives artists, or createors the security that their ideas will not be stolen. Ideas are one of the things that you cannot buy.

    3. The ferociously spirited press of the late 1700s…was dominated by individuals expressing their opinions. The idea that ordinary citizens with no special resources, expertise, or political power—like Paine himself—could sound off, reach wide audiences, even spark revolutions, was brand-new to the world.”Jon Katz, “The Age of Paine,” Wired, May 1995

      This shows that before, we didnt have that much accesibility to reach individuals. Now with social media we have the acces pf speech where everywhere in the world can acknowledge and be able to have information. Bold