'The release of six decades of fear': Egypt's lost revolution | Egypt | The Guardian - 0 views
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dr tech on 24 Jan 21"By then, calls over social media for crowds to gather in areas of Cairo, and converge in public spaces had built an unstoppable momentum. "Social media was the most important tool in the revolution," said Abdelkarim. "People could communicate very easily and express themselves without any censorship." Mubarak's police state was over run by dissenters with smartphones and Facebook accounts."