Liberating Technology: The Social Media Revolution

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Channel: Foreign Policy Association · 2018 · News & Politics

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Since its inception social media has connected people around the globe. The digital platform has enabled individuals to share information and rise up against the authoritarian regimes. Both the 2011 Arab Spring, and the 2016 Presidential Election, showcased just how powerful the new medium can be. 

Quotes by Susan Moeller, Asli Peker, Indira Lakshmanan, Mark Mazzetti, Amb. James Jeffrey, Steve Coll, and Alex Shephard 

This is an except from Great Decision's 2018 "The Media and Foreign Policy". 

Narrated by Academy Award nominated actor David Strathairn and featuring the most important voices in international affairs, Great Decisions in Foreign Policy brings you eight half-hour documentaries, each tackling a different foreign policy challenge facing America today.

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