The “Blackout of the networks” and the exposure of dependencies
Brazilians' love for social networks is not new. Since the times of Orkut, Brazil has been among the most assiduous on the networks, one of the first social networks in the early 2000s, counting 30 million Brazilian users. However, in 2001 Orkut lost its throne to Facebook, which soon built an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Research and Studies Blog
2021-10-01
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| Series: | BRaS Blog |
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| Online Access: | https://bras-center.com/the-blackout-of-the-networks-and-the-exposure-of-dependencies/ |
| Summary: | Brazilians' love for social networks is not new. Since the times of Orkut, Brazil has been among the most assiduous on the networks, one of the first social networks in the early 2000s, counting 30 million Brazilian users. However, in 2001 Orkut lost its throne to Facebook, which soon built an empire by adding new territories to its domains, Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014. |
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| ISSN: | 2701-4924 |