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Five years after the Arab Spring, how does the Middle East use social media?

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imageFree Syrian Army fighters on their smartphones.Jalal Al-mamo/Reuters

In 2011, the Arab Spring rocked many parts of the Middle East.

Regime change in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya saw the departure of long-established – seemingly untouchable – political leaders and inspired ripples of protest and disquiet in many neighboring Arab nations. The...

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