The Internet Revolution

In addition to social media's capacity to promote government reforms, it can also play a role in uprisings. In 2010, the internet helped galvanize support for democratic revolutions in across the Middle East. Known as the Arab Spring, a series of political protests overtook Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Syria. Although several governments took attempted to censor the internet, their efforts came too little too late. The accompanying pictures demonstrate digital media's place in the revolts.