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Social Media Revolution

Social Media Revolution. By Ryan Adams. Social media in the Middle East. Iran election Protests. Also known as the Green Revolution and Facebook Revolution. 2009-2010 presidential elections Beginning of social media grassroots movement . Internet Censorship and disruption in Iran. Tunisia .

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Social Media Revolution

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  1. Social Media Revolution By Ryan Adams

  2. Social media in the Middle East

  3. Iran election Protests • Also known as the Green Revolution and Facebook Revolution. • 2009-2010 presidential elections • Beginning of social media grassroots movement

  4. Internet Censorship and disruption in Iran

  5. Tunisia • Protests started with self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi on December 17, 2010 • 28 days later, President Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia.

  6. Use of Social Media in Tunisia • The use of facebook and Twitter made it possible for protesters to communicate. • Government censorship and monitoring of these pages made it difficult due to fear of being arrested.

  7. Nawaat.org

  8. Government Blocking Websites

  9. Egypt Revolution • January 25, 2011 revolution • Demonstrations, marches, plaza occupations, non-violent civil resistance, and labor strikes. • Hosni Mubarak regime

  10. How Social media is used

  11. Khaled Said • Facebook page created by Google marketing executive WaelGhonim. • Ghonim created page after he saw image of a man beaten to death by police for speaking out against corruption. • The Facebook memorial became Egypt's biggest page for the revolution with hundreds of thousands of followers.

  12. Khaled Said (cont.)

  13. Internet Blackout • In an effort to stop the mobilization of protesters, the government blocked Twitter and Facebook on the 25th and 26th of January 2011 • On the 28th all internet traffic both in and out of Egypt was stopped

  14. Blackout solution • As a result of the Internet going dark in Egypt; Google, Twitter and SayNow came together and developed a system in which Egyptians could still post tweets.

  15. Twitter Usage • When the protests started in Egypt some of the most used hash tags were #jan25, #Egypt, #Tahrir, and #Mubarak

  16. Internet Restriction

  17. Recent Event in Saudi Arabia

  18. Social media Revolution spreads

  19. Facebook Users in Middle East and North Africa

  20. Syrian Youtube Journalism

  21. Analysis and Conclusion • Social media has played a huge role in societies and cultures around the world. • Social medias role and impact in the U.S. is a lot different then its role in other countries around the world. • Social media has helped bring change to people who have been oppressed by governments for many years. • Social media has made it possible for the world to be connected as one.

  22. Sources • http://www.tednguyenusa.com/social-media-ignites-revolutions-in-middle-east-and-north-africa/ • http://www.newsweek.com/tunisia-protests-facebook-revolution-66741 • http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/books/review/how-an-egyptian-revolution-began-on-facebook.html?pagewanted=all • http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/04/how-people-in-the-middle-east-actually-use-social-media/275246/ • http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/01/2011116142317498666.html • http://www.usip.org/publications/the-impact-social-media-in-egypt • https://www.facebook.com/elshaheeed.co.uk • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqHPRHOHcN8 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgjbQMWm9vI • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjUjM_uxQWE • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq3yh829eKk • Google.com/images

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