social networking and political uprisings
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Social Networking and Protest Movements
By Leonardo Dinic
CMPT 109
Social Networking Sites Used by Protesters
• Facebook• Twitter• YouTube• Google+
What movements utilized social networking?
• The “Arab Spring”• Anonymous• The Occupy Movement
The “Arab Spring”
• Began in Tunisia in December 2010 to protest oppressive regimes.
• Spread to Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, and more recently Libya, Syria, and Iran.
• Social networking was used to raise awareness, recruit, mobilize, and organize demonstrators.
The “Burning Man” of Tunisia
• An image of a Tunisian man setting himself on fire as a protest against the Ben Ali regime was circulated around the internet and sparked the Tunisian uprising.
“Anonymous” • An online hacker organization responsible for
fighting censorship and supporting anti-governmental uprisings.
• Has shut down multiple government websites.
• Informs internet users primarily through YouTube videos.
The “Occupy Movement”
• Makes use of social networking to organize and inform internet users.
• Important because of the lack of media coverage.
• Was able to organize thousands of people in New York City by utilizing Facebook and twitter.
Future of social networking?
• Will the internet become the main tool for organizing movements?
• Will organizations like “Anonymous” surpass the influence of governments?
• How will global social networking influence the Arab world?