The Arab Spring: Youth, freedom and the tools of technology

http://english.alarabiya.net/views/2012/04/06/205837.html

The author here points out that the act of protesting through the internet is a new international movement and it becoming protected through international measures. Online communication is protected under the UN's Human Rights Council (I don't know what that really means since you have some of the worst violators of human rights on that board) which extends to bloggers being treated as journalists. This translates to the youth having leverage upon the gatekeepers. I think her enthusiasm is nice, but again you can tweet until your thumbs fall off, but you need ground level support and organization to make real change.