social media movements

Question 1

Kirkpatrick

Answer 1

The Facebook Effect ( book) focuses on how Facebook has revolutionised the way the world uses the internet.

Facebook has spread around the globe and touch on how it creates surprising effects e.g when it has been used as an instrumental part of political protests from Colombia to Iran.

Question 2

Egypt case study (Ghonim - Areeba Areeba)

Answer 2

How people’s freedom of speech in the fight for democracy

social media permanently connecting activists that were able to create an uprising, protesting community, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube were used to present the government abuses of citizens and also shape public opinions about issues such as repression.