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Refugees and Social Media: Smartphones Become a Critical Tool for Refugees — CBC News

This news segments demonstrate how refugees use social media to make their journey into Europe. Many will use apps like Facebook and WhatsApp to communicate with friends and family members and help them prepare by letting them know what they should bring and which smugglers and border crossings are safe and reliable. However, some smugglers are also using social media to deceive refugees and get them to pay thousands of dollars for perilous journeys. 

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Video clips addressing immigration/migration & refugees

The video clips in this collection were used in Dr. Robert Cox's course, TECH 330: Technology and the Global Society. These videos address immigration/migration and the refugee experience from a variety of perspectives. 

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