Social media's greatest assets - anonymity, 'virality,' interconnectedness - are also its main weaknesses.
The Egyptian experience suggests that social media can greatly accelerate the death of already dying authoritarian regimes.
Contrary to the utopian rhetoric of social media enthusiasts, the Internet often makes the jump from deliberation to participation even more difficult, thwarting collective action under the heavy pressure of never-ending internal debate.
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