Twitter has been used for a variety of purposes in many industries and scenarios . For example , it has been used to organize protests , sometimes referred to as " Twitter Revolutions " , which include April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests , 2009 student protests in Austria , 2009 Gaza – Israel conflict , 2009 Iran green revolution , 2009 Toronto G20 , 2010 Bolivarian Revolution , 2010 Germany Stuttgart21 , 2011 Egypt Revolution , 2011 England riots , 2011 United States Occupy movement , 2011 Anti-austerity movement in Spain , 2011 Greece Aganaktismenoi movements , 2011 Italy Rome demonstration , 2011 Wisconsin labor protests , 2012 Gaza – Israel conflict , 2013 protests in Brazil , 2013 Gezi Park protests . A result of the Iranian election protests saw the government of Iran block Twitter in censorship
April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests
April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests
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