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Can Social Media Create and Spread Revolution?

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Another important factor in this debate is that the Egyptian government shut down the internet. Similar discussions surfaced last year during Iran’s Green Revolution, when many people on social media overlaid a green shade to their avatars and profile pictures to show their solidarity with the people of Iran.

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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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