The Cyberactivists Who Helped Topple A Dictator -- NewsweekA group of young Tunisians have helped to organize the protests that deposed a dictator with their activism online.
For more than a month, protests have swept across Tunisia. But “Àli,” a key organizer, has hardly left his home in a midsize town far away from the capital. In fact, he seldom leaves his desk. In a phone interview, Àli, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of arrest, estimated that he spends at least 18 hours a day in front of his computer running a Facebook page that has become one of the primary sources of information on the protestss.
Àli leads SBZ News, a team of 15 cybersavvy activists who have been collecting dispatches, photos, and video from sources throughout the country, posting it on Facebook, and sending updates over Twitter.
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My Comment: Foreign Policy puts some cold water on the importance of social media networks in the Tunisian revolution ..... that link is here.
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