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Can Social Media Create and Spread Revolution?

Care2

Another important factor in this debate is that the Egyptian government shut down the internet. There have also been reports of the government cutting off mobile carriers. The Iran related hashtags also trended on Twitter. Perhaps it was for Americans, but not for the people of Iran, said one of the researchers.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

Context for the event from Rory Cellan-Jones: Prevailing ethos of the web has been libertarian, optimistic about the potential of the internet to be a medium of free expression and break down barriers. That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China.

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