Arab Spring: did social media ruin ‘the moment’?
The Briefing18 Mars 2021

Arab Spring: did social media ruin ‘the moment’?

A decade ago, the world watched the Arab world explode in a fever of protests and explosions. Millions marched in the streets to over-throw governments. But was it worth it?

Hossam el-Halamaway is an Egyptian journalist and blogger living in exile in Berlin. He says social media might have informed the world, but it didn’t help the protestors. Peter Greste, the Australian journalist who was imprisoned in Egypt for 400 days says social media promises change, but ultimately is only a lens to view the emerging story.

So where are we ten years after the Arab Spring, and what role did the new phenomena of social media play in the campaign?

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