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Arab Spring
Twitter may block tweets in certain countries
Jan 27, 2012
The social networking site has just announced it will block tweets in certain countries that violate laws or bans on speech in certain countries.
Egyptian uprising celebrates one-year anniversary
Jan 25, 2012
One year ago today, protesters in Egypt rose up against the government there.
Israel’s Pre-Occupation
Jan 24, 2012
The summer of economic discontent that foreshadowed Occupy Wall Street.
Did the Arab Spring spark the 'Occupy' movement?
Jan 24, 2012
Middle East movement inspired Occupiers, but so did home-grown protests in Wisconsin.
The future of the Arab Spring in 2012
by
Reza Aslan
Jan 4, 2012
Last year, revolutions led to political changes in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. So what's next for the Middle East in 2012?
Twitter gets royal treatment
by
Steve Henn
Dec 19, 2011
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is said to be acquiring a 3 percent stake in Twitter. The social network is growing fast in the Arab world.
How did Time's Person of the Year use social media?
by
Molly Wood
Dec 15, 2011
How Facebook, Twitter, and other outlets shaped The Protester.
For public good, not for profit.
Syria bans iPhones because of uprising videos.
by
John Moe
Dec 5, 2011
Why just iPhones remains unclear
Darknet dwellers look for more caves
by
Marc Sanchez
Nov 23, 2011
Wanna buy someone a virtual hiding place?