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As Police Raid Protests in Ukraine, Protesters Turn to Twitter and Facebook
Social media continues to play an important role in the protests in Ukraine. As the situation changes, social media users are adapting their strategies online to meet shifting needs as they emerge on the ground.
December 11, 2013
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How Ukrainian Protestors are Using Twitter and Facebook
We collected tweets mentioning the most common Twitter hashtags and available Facebook data of the Kiev protest since the morning of November 25, and found that Ukrainian social media users are strategically using the tools available to them to organize and spread information about the protests.
December 4, 2013
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A Breakout Role for Twitter? The Role of Social Media in the Turkish Protests
To better understand the effects of collective action and protest organization, we analyze 22 million tweets related to Turkish protests. We find that online activity has a spillover effect into offline action.
July 1, 2013
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A Breakout Role for Twitter? Extensive Use of Social Media in the Absence of Traditional Media by Turks in Turkish in Taksim Square Protests
This trend suggests that Turkish protesters are replacing the traditional reporting with crowd-sourced accounts of the protest expressed through social media.
June 1, 2013
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