New and Digital Media play a vital role in the Arab Spring as the development in technology allows individuals' from different countries to express their views. For example, on a political level the countries associated with the Arab Spring such as Egypt and Libya the protest would not have happened without the use of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
According to a online news article 'Debate Flares over the impact of social media on the Arab Spring and other revolutions' http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/10/debate-flares-over-impact-of-social-media-on-arab-spring-and-other-revolutions/ Phillip Howard stated the new media has made a difference to countries in the Arab Spring as it has changed the way people think about their opitions. This conveys, that new and digital media play a vital role as it has giving people the freedom to expresses their opinions therefore there is more democracy. Notably, the article states that the Arab Spring movement "involved a networked public of generally younger folks" and during the time authoritarian regimes was unable to keep up the rapid pace of the social networks.
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