Social media şi schimbările politice din Orientul Mijlociu
Social media and political transformations in the Middle East

Summary/Abstract: Social media that played a key role in the revolutions in the Arab world witnessed a 30 per cent growth in the first three months of the year, according to the second Arab Social Media Report (ASMR). Arab Facebook users reached 27.7 million and active twitters raised to 1.1 million in the first quarter of the year, according to the Dubai School of Government. During this period regional Twitter trends focused primarily on events unfolding during the Arab uprisings. Social media and its ability to influence grassroots civic engagements, participatory governance models and new social dynamics have been under intense debate in the Arab world in 2011. The growth of social media and the shift in usage trends have played a critical role in mobilising, empowering, shaping opinions and influencing change among the youth in the Arab world. A critical mass of young and influential social media users exists today, who lead the shift of usage trends from social into political nature across the region.

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