What was the role of social media in the Arab Spring?

[**Anastasia**]

Do you think social media alone is enough to bring about successful democratic transition in the Middle East and North Africa? If not, what else do you think is needed??

[Shosho]

Well i live in the arab region and actually the social media has a huge effect on people's mind!! But they are very smart people i didn't know that they are until i lived between them ....anyways so the social media effected for example egypt they chosed moorsy as a prisedent because he established a huge amount of media all around egypt and in syria now because of the governments social media alot of people with the government so it had a stong effect on some people's mind

[Aj]

It played a mayor role, just like it does all over the world.