In regards to point 1, Facebook was indeed lauded at the time as a catalyst for the Egypt revolution (more so than Twitter). A good illustration of this was the

In regards to point 1, Facebook was indeed lauded at the time as a catalyst for the Egypt revolution (more so than Twitter). A good illustration of this was the Egyptian guy that named his child “Facebook” in honour of its role in the uprising. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/21/egypt.child.facebook/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/21/egypt.child.fa...