Social media apps

Disruption Timeline

  • Green Revolution

    Green Revolution
    During this disruption, Iran citizens disputed an election. Twitter and Facebook were used to organize protests and powerful images and videos were sent out into the world through social media.
  • Libya Revolution

    Libya Revolution
    Despite the regime's attempts to shut down Internet and cell services during this revolution, social media was used to send information nationally and around the world.
  • Egypt Revolution

    Egypt Revolution
    During this revolution, Facebook was used to organize protests and share revolutionary photos and videos. They also used social media to communicate opportunities and potential problems for the revolution.
  • Ukraine Revolution

    Ukraine Revolution
    Protesters are using Facebook's interactive map feature to organize themselves and see what supplies are needed where. They're even using social media to spread revolutionary tactics.
  • Venezuelan Revolution

    Venezuelan Revolution
    In this ongoing affair, both protesters and the government are utilizing social media to push their version of events on the web. Multiple times there have been dueling posts of the same events, one from the protesters showing government brutality and one from the government trying to show how peaceful it is.