Question

read the excerpt from the role of social media in the arab uprisings by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell. now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more detailed way the role that social media played in the arab uprisings. in july 2012 a report was published by the united states institute of peace based on an extensive content analysis of bit.ly links from the uprisings in tunisia, egypt, libya, and bahrain. bit.ly links, or short urls, are predominantly used in social media such as twitter. the authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings. instead, the study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the uprisings. what reasons do the authors give to support their claim about the importance of social media in the arab uprisings? select two options. the description of social media as a causal mechanism the explanation that most egyptians do not use the technology the clarification that twitter is relatively new and frequently used the fact that information from bit.ly links was shared around the world the detail that a us institute collected data in multiple countries

Explanation:

The authors support the importance of social media in the Arab uprisings by showing that information from bit.ly links (used in social media like Twitter) was shared around the world, which helped communicate events on - the - ground. Also, the fact that a US institute collected data from multiple countries (Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain) through bit.ly links indicates the reach and significance of social - media data in understanding the uprisings. The description of social media as a causal mechanism is countered, so it's not a supporting reason. The claim that most Egyptians do not use the technology and the clarification about Twitter being new are not reasons for its importance in the uprisings.

Answer:

D. the fact that information from bit.ly links was shared around the world
E. the detail that a US institute collected data in multiple countries