Question

Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell. What reasons do the authors give to support their claim about the importance of social media in the Arab uprisings? Select two options. the description of social media as a causal mechanism the explanation that most Egyptians do not use the technology the clarification that Twitter is relatively new and frequently used the fact that information from bitly links was shared around the world the detail that a US institute collected data in multiple countries

Answer 1

The description of social media as a casual mechanism.

The explanation that most Egyptians do not use the technology.

Answer 2

Answer:

the description of social media as a casual mechanism.

The explanation that most Egyptians do not use the technology.

Explanation: the author was trying to prove that social media did not play a role mobilizing force for the uprising but was just an information spreading mechanism.