Adam Swanson's List: Digital Overthrow

• word was largely spread across the country by a series of Facebook event pages
• internet became a means to publicize the demonstrations and evade state censorship
• allowing repressed peoples to find each other and network in ways which were previously impossible or too dangerous under authoritarian regimes.

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• • Much information including use of Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Flickr, and also the use of "information blocking tools" so they could continue their feed.
• launched a flood of #Jan25 and #Egypt tweets as well as media coverage that broke the mold
• From the beginning, the revolution in Egypt was propelled by the use of social media
• Facebook groups
• the government blocked Facebook and Twitter and eventually shut down Internet access completely.
• But even a government shut down couldn't keep the news from flowing.
• reporters took to Twitter to share 140-character updates and personal stories from the protests
• especially as the protests turned violent and police turned on journalists -- the very people many of us outside the country were following.
• although it couldn't reach viewers in the U.S. by cable television, it found a way to viewers -- on YouTube
• Images of the turmoil spread around the world via Flickr and Youtube
• social media, mobile devices and the web have brought the stories from Egypt closer to home
• Using VPN, proxy sites, third party apps and other tools, they were able to continue sharing news with those of us on the outside

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• Social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook were very important for the revolution in Egypt
• used social networking sites to express their views and concerns
• Videos were uploaded onto Youtube

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• Digital technology not only helps activists to work together, but also protests them by helping them circumvent censorship blocks and evade surveillance.
• Tor, Ultrasurf, and Freegate to access forbidden information, or send email using HTTPS for encrypted person to person communication.

• sites such as Twitter and Facebook were cut off within Egypt today as the government of President Hosni Mubarak tried to prevent social media from being used to foment unrest.

• Welcome back,” said Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who administered the Facebook group that helped start the revolt

• Wael Ghonim was a quiet force behind the YouTube and Facebook campaigns that galvanized Egyptian protesters in January 2011