Reports & Analysis

To better understand how social media is used in a protest setting, we collect data from the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine and find that social media provides a space to share information, as well as mobilize offline organization.

Our analysis of Twitter and Facebook data suggests that social media continues to be a pivotal organization tool for those in Kiev and also the most relevant mechanism for disseminating and exchanging information both within Ukraine and abroad.

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.

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.