Social Media and Arab Political Uprisings
Participants spoke about the role social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter played in the spring uprisings across North Africa and the… read more
Participants spoke about the role social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter played in the spring uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East. They talked about using social media for political organizing, the use of social media by foreign governments to monitor citizens, privacy concerns, and social media as an economic tool. They responded to questions from the audience. close
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