5 Ways Social Media Spread Word of Syrian Chemical Attack

As the Obama Administration weighs how and when to take action against a Syrian regime that reportedly used chemical weapons against its own people, YouTube, Twitter and even Reddit have played a key role in both breaking the news and keeping the world informed.

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As the Obama Administration weighs how and when to take action against a Syrian regime that reportedly used chemical weapons against its own people, YouTube, Twitter and even Reddit have played a key role in both breaking the news and keeping the world informed.

Just as Twitter and other sites spread word in real time about the Arab Spring uprising in Egypt, social media quickly opened a window into an otherwise isolated Syrian country shortly after the bombs went off last Wednesday.

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