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Revolution, Facebook-Style - Can Social Networking Turn Young Egyptians Into a Force for Democratic Change?

The Internet Freedom Fallacy and the Arab Digital activism « sami ben gharbia

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Since the beginning of the uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, social media such as Facebook and Twitter have attracted more attention than ever. Not only did anti-government activists manage to mobilize protesters with the help of the Internet.

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Media & Mass Communications: The limits of Facebook and Twitter. Analysis by Anne Allmeling

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Arab Media & Society

iRevolution: Online Warriors of the Arab Spring premieres Sunday, June 19, 8:00pm ET & PT CNN correspondent Amber Lyon reports from the digital edges of the democratic revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Bahrain on the movements spreading through North Africa and the Middle East. Using computers and cell phones, and social media like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, young citizen journalists have leveraged the technology of the Internet to call out injustices, demand democratic change, organize protests, and share news about how to evade authorities desperately trying to contain the spread of revolution.

iRevolution: Online Warriors of The Arab Spring

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