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On January 25, 2011, Egyptian activists used Facebook events and Twitter hashtags to organize protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
Young Tunisians had already ousted President Ben Ali using similar tools, proving social media could accelerate regime change.
State TV dismissed protesters as 'foreign agents', but citizens filmed police violence and uploaded raw footage online.
Al Jazeera broadcast live from Tahrir, turning local chants into regional rallying cries heard from Sana’a to Damascus.
Syrian dissidents created coded hashtags to avoid government detection while coordinating underground meetings in Aleppo.
Bahraini authorities shut down mobile networks entirely during protests, revealing how vital connectivity had become to collective action.
Saudi clerics issued fatwas condemning Twitter activism as 'undermining obedience to rulers', showing religious institutions adapting to digital dissent.
When Egypt’s Mubarak cut off internet access for five days, tech volunteers built mesh networks using Bluetooth and dial-up modems.
Western governments praised the 'Facebook Revolution', yet overlooked how labor unions, lawyers, and mosque networks sustained the movement offline.
Social media didn’t cause the Arab Spring—but it rewired how ordinary people claimed public space, memory, and voice.