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Social Media as a Tool for Protest

Feb 3, 2011 | 09:54 GMT

An anti-government demonstrator holds a sign during clashes on February 3, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.
An anti-government demonstrator holds a sign during clashes on February 3, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Initial protests against the government were organized on internet social media.

(Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Websites like Facebook and Twitter allow protest organizers to involve like-minded people in a movement at very low cost, but they can’t create a revolution....

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