Is the internet now controleld by big media institutions? Does this current situation threaten to underline the 'Internet Revolution' for its users?
An example of the internet being controlled by the media is what is known as an 'Arab Spring' this means that countries that are uprising and aren't listening to their leader are finding ways to make a stand. This suggests freedom from big media institutions because they are voicing their own opinions. The way in which they did this was through Facebook. They used Facebook to break free from this feeling of being trapped by their government. however this article suggests that the government wanted to ban these social networking sites, in attempt to do so they failed. This suggests that big media institutions didn't have control over this.
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/facebook-and-twitter-key-to-arab-spring-uprisings-report
This was because too many people would be involved and only a minority of people were involved in this so call 'Arab Spring' and they were identified in the Middle East and North Africa, whereas people who have joined Facebook are a majority, not only would banning Facebook affect the people involved in the 'Arab Spring' but it would affect people world wide.
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/facebook-and-twitter-key-to-arab-spring-uprisings-report
This was because too many people would be involved and only a minority of people were involved in this so call 'Arab Spring' and they were identified in the Middle East and North Africa, whereas people who have joined Facebook are a majority, not only would banning Facebook affect the people involved in the 'Arab Spring' but it would affect people world wide.
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