Tunisia: The First Social Media Revolution

In December 2010, people in Tunisia in northern Africa rebelled against oppressive ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The cause of the riot was "desperate act" which is a self-destructive incident by a 26-year old Tunisian businessman (The Star). Bouazizi was an unauthorized vegetable dealer for seven years, afterwards confiscated the car to a police officer, "I acted a mean sick young man, spurred his face and insulted his dead father." (Abouzied)

Social media - Face books and twitter may have never "caused" the Jasmine Revolution, but it is certainly the main catalyst for achieving the changes we see today in Tunisia. Tunisia is vulnerable to delegation of the Internet at all times considering that many Tunisians are familiar with the Internet using social media and most people are using mobile phones. There are not many active people on Twitter, but the person who is sending tweets is more important than the number of people sending tweets.

Social media plays an important role in Arab Spring, and since 2010 social media accredited activists have spread the ideas of revolution and democracy. Social media is used as a tool to communicate and cooperate on political protest actions. This is a tool to make it easier for protesters to gather together even if they come from foreign Arab countries. Activists use social media to plan their activities and raise awareness of future events in their own countries and other Arab countries. Research on information technology and political Islamic projects has discovered that online revolutionary dialogue often precedes massive protest actions on the ground and social media also plays a central role in shaping Arab Spring's political debate (Social media and Arab Spring, 2018). Year). Without social media, Arab Spring can not spread in most Arab countries, and these countries may stay in Tunisia.