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=__Revolution  in Egypt fueled by Social Media __=

Revolution in Egypt is aided by the use of social media to show the world how the civilians are being treated.

The government previously shut down all internet across the country to suppress people communicating, arranging meetings and sending out videos or pictures of the brutality that is occurring. This however encouraged the people to take to the streets to find out what is going on and had the opposite effect that government wanted.

For many Egyptians, "YouTube video that showed a police officer apparently celebrating after blinding a protester he had shot has proved particularly shocking." (BBC) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xWiBCIxjIk.



Clases are with rioters and police are constantly being updated on the web, with news channels now showing the devistation of the protests.

This recent video showed one of the first killings of an Egyptian protester.

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