After Saddam Hussein was overthrown, Iraq got a new constitution that guaranteed the freedom of expression. Yet the government recently rolled out an app that allows anyone to report behavior on social media they don’t like. And plenty of people are using it. Dina Temple-Raston, host of the “Click Here” podcast, says the app is now being used to “crowdsource” morality.
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