ABSTRACT
This chapter explore social media impacts in Egypt. While social media helped topple autocratic dictator Hosni Mubarak, it played the role of Pandora’s box, unwittingly showing the strengths and weaknesses of the society’s fabric. The chapter follows how social media impacted a string of events that changed the face of the Egyptian state and with it came conflict. The chapter also explores how violent extremism infiltrated potentially every home with access to internet as a creeping disease that lures sympathisers. Finally, the chapter lists a number of recommendations on the use of social media that could boost democratic participation and prevent the spread of violent extremism.
