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The document discusses the role of social media, particularly Twitter, in political protests and uprisings in Iran in 2009 and Egypt in 2011. It notes that while Twitter helped spread information about the protests outside of the countries, the uprisings themselves were primarily organized through word of mouth networks. Concerns are raised that focusing too much on technology may diminish the role of ordinary citizens who risked their lives in the protests. Eyewitnesses on Twitter provided live updates but their reports still needed to be verified through other news sources.
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- 4. One Former US Security Advisor claimed "without Twitter the people of Iran would not have felt empowered and confidant to stand up for freedom and democracy."
- 6. Iranian government cracked down hard on internet connections
- 7. Later research suggested word of mouth was the most important technology
- 10. Hacktivist DDOS attacks had ironic results
- 11. Government used shared images to identify and prosecute protesters
- 14. But...
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- 21. Follow sources @acarvin has re-tweeted