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I remember when Arab Spring was happening and thinking how amazing social media was going to be.
by ipqk 4y ago
I remember when Arab Spring was happening and thinking how amazing social media was going to be.
- marcosdumay 4y agoAnd then Facebook started taking money from governments, and the messages organizing grassroots movements became extremely short lived and started to lose reach.
- rchaud 4y agoI certainly remember waves of American newscasters declaring Twitter as a force for democracy when regimes were falling in Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia. America again leading the way in global freedom, etc. They weren't as enthusiastic on January 6th, 2021. That was Twitter-led too.
- DonHopkins 4y agoTwitler-led.