ABSTRACT
In the Spring of 2011, the term ‘Digital Revolution’ acquired new meaning as individuals across the Arab world used social media to organize protests, share information, and create national networks of citizens demanding change. Stories and videos of Mohammed Bouazizi’s self-immolation in Tunisia 1 and of Khalid Said’s murder by security forces, 2 spread across Twitter, Facebook, and even SMS platforms like wildfire, awakening the political consciousness of numerous communities and spurring them to action. 3
