Role of Internet in Democracy Movement

After the uproar swept the Arab countries, the role of networking sosisal widely discussed in the democratic movement. Iranian opposition party also used it to mobilize the post-election demonstrations.Resistance of the people in Arab countries sparked debate about its role in the democratic movement. That democratic regimes do not take shortcuts by cutting the internet connection instead indicate that they are afraid of the effects of social networks. In Iran, social networks also play a decisive role.
Before the turbulent Arab countries, the role electronic communication has been seen in Iran, named after a much disputed presidential election, June 2009. Young people in Iran many debt to Facebook and Twitter, says Nina, an Iranian student. State television had a big hand in encouraging young people to find another news source, says Nina."Before the election, up in Iran can not be used for political purposes. After the election, when nearly three million people took to the streets, news and pictures do not appear on state television. So people look for other sources of information on the internet, where there is sufficient news about events that they experienced themselves in the street, "said Nina.
To illustrate better the role of social networks in Iran, Nina appoint student who was shot in the protests, in February 2011. The government calls it the Bassij militia, loyal to the government. However, a number of internet sites called opposition activists. A number of photos and videos then published mainly on Facebook and YouTube, which shows the student government opponents.But, how can reliable information circulating on the internet? How do young people of Iran can decide whether the photos and videos that appear on Facebook, or plan the next demonstration which was published on the internet, in accordance with the facts? Nina, 27 years old college student who is also a photographer, seeking information through Facebook. "There are members of Facebook, which contains the latest news on its Web site, often equipped with a video. From there I judge he can be trusted. On the other hand, if there are protests, plagued satellite program and a mobile phone network was paralyzed. So the only remaining internet sites such as Facebook, where we can get the latest news. "
The problem is, the Iranian government is also trying to manipulate information in the Internet network. Iranian journalist and blogger, Mehdi, see the link between hunting Iranian regime against its opponents on the internet and the role of social networks. "After the government of Iran to see the effects of social networks, start attacking the regime of the network. The goal menceegah electronic communication between the opponents of the government. This virtual war would have to be taken seriously."Democracy movement in Tunisia and Egypt, the waves reached the other Arab countries, referred to as a revolution Facebook and Twitter. In Iran, although the Green Movement strengthened social network effects, but no case of replacement of power such as in Tunisia and Egypt. Can the Iranian case is also called a 'revolution up', although the protest movement was beaten back by the regime? Mehdi prefer to call it revolution, the younger generation who use social networking for a better future. In Iran, although the internet connection was disabled, the demonstration is still running, said Mehdi. Social networks on the internet is just a means of recourse in order to achieve a larger goal, he said.