Wednesday, January 26

Social Media Playing a Role in Arab World Protests

From the recent uprising in Tunisia to this week's street protests in Egypt, social media has been playing a role in helping protesters organize and draw international attention. But whether we are seeing the ripple effect of what some analysts are calling a Facebook or Twitter revolution rolling through the Arab world is a matter of debate.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke Wednesday, urging authorities in Egypt to allow for peaceful expression and to not block social media sites. Egypt has blocked Twitter and Facebook in the wake of the protests.

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