None of its features are particularly new . The uprisings had a strong assist from contemporary technology . In the early days of the Arab Spring, social media was used to organize protests in Tunisia and Egypt, but it took off after Facebook introduced its “like” button for users on June 5, 2011. The real Facebook revolution is global , and it 's only just getting geared up .
The uprisings had a strong assist from contemporary technology . In the early days of the Arab Spring, social media was used to organize protests in Tunisia and Egypt, but it took off after Facebook introduced its “like” button for users on June 5, 2011. The real Facebook revolution is global , and it 's only just getting geared up .