3. What movements utilized social
networking?
• The “Arab Spring”
• Anonymous
• The Occupy Movement
4. The “Arab Spring”
• Began in Tunisia in December 2010 to protest
oppressive regimes.
• Spread to Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Egypt,
Yemen, and more recently Libya, Syria, and
Iran.
• Social networking was used to raise
awareness, recruit, mobilize, and organize
demonstrators.
5. The “Burning Man” of Tunisia
• An image of a Tunisian man setting himself on
fire as a protest against the Ben Ali was
circulated around the internet and sparked
the Tunisian uprising.
6. “Anonymous”
• An online hacker organization responsible for
fighting censorship and supporting ant-
government uprisings.
• Has shut down multiple government
websites.
• Informs internet users primarily through
YouTube videos.
7. The “Occupy Movement”
• Makes use of social networking to organize
and inform internet users.
• Important because of the lack of media
coverage.
• Was able to organize thousands of people in
New York City by utilizing Facebook and
twitter.
8. Future of social networking?
• Will the internet become the main tool for
organizing movements?
• Will organizations like “Anonymous” surpass
the influence of governments?
• How will global social networking influence
the Arab world?
