"Two years ago, the international media was churning out endless articles about the impact of social media on the political upheaval in the Middle East," writes Lisa Goldman in Techpresident: "This was particularly the case for the Egyptian uprising, which was dubbed the Facebook Revolution." There is, of course, a flip side to social media use in Egypt, however. Some analysts say that in some cases, social media has actually contributed significantly to political polarisation.
SOCIAL MEDIA IN EGYPT: A MIXED BLESSING
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