Social media did amplify the revolt. It doesn't have to be all or none
Digital tools may have played a role in mobilizing the Tunisian crowds, even if they are not sufficient to explain why the revolts happened. The role of Twitter and Facebook doesn't take anything away from the courage of the Tunisians who set themselves on fire or participated to street protests.
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Technology: Oppressor or liberator? »Technology: Oppressor or liberator?
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ICT's capacity to spread democracy? »ICT's capacity to spread democracy?
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Cyber-utopianism »Cyber-utopianism
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Cyber-utopians overstate the revolutionary potential of the Internet »Cyber-utopians overstate the revolutionary potential of the Internet
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Social media do not help revolutions to happen or succeed »Social media do not help revolutions to happen or succeed
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If the Tunisian revolution won, it was won in the street, not online »If the Tunisian revolution won, it was won in the street, not online
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Social media did amplify the revolt. It doesn't have to be all or none
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