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Social media help propagate important news around the world

Horrible images of Mohamed Bouazizi setting himself aflame in front of a government building circulated lightning-fast on the Internet. Thanks to Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook, images of the first protests went around the world instantly, and everyone knew about it.

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