The Arab Spring was a series of uprisings across Arab countries where citizens used social media to organize protests and other actions against authoritarian leaders and dictators. While some countries saw leaders toppled, the results were mixed and instability continued in places like Egypt with ongoing violence between new political groups. Social media played a key role in empowering citizens and exposing truths that helped spark and spread the Arab Spring protests.

1. What was the Arab Spring?
The socio-political systems that were in place in the Arab countries associated with
the ‘spring’ are that where the society has experienced an uprising against the
politicians, leaders and dictators, specifically with the use of social media, to make a
stand, with the use of protests and other methods.
During the ‘Arab Spring’, in Egypt, the secularists and Islamists who united to topple
Mubarak fell out over a perceived power grab by new Islamist President Muhammad
Morsi, leading to deadly violence between supporters of the two camps.
There has not really been an end result to the ‘Arab Spring’; it is still on-going; with
violence only recently erupting again in Egypt. However, many feel it is nearing its
end as societies are becoming more equal, but it still has a long way to go.
‘We Media and Democracy’ are linked with the ‘Arab Spring’ as many protests were
started through social networks, where word got out and more were encouraged to
make a stand. It also allows the world to see un-edited accounts of what is
happening, rather than what others want them to see. Sites, such as ‘Wikileaks’,
have allowed for society to see the truth through ‘We Media’ and this has impacted
on democracy and in result the ‘Arab Spring’.