Against Quote by Eduardo Paes

Social media now make it easier to organize protest movements, even - or perhaps especially - in authoritarian regimes.

— Chrystia Freeland

Before, revolutions used to have ideological names. They could be communist, they could be liberal, they could be fascist or Islamic. Now, the revolutions…

— Ivan Krastev

People often say, "Riots aren't revolutions." That's true. The vast majority of riots never become revolutionary. On the other hand, show me the revolution…

— Joshua Clover

Over the last two or so decades, there's been an increase in thinking among the Left, liberals, intellectuals in the direction of so-called spontaneity.…

— Vijay Prashad

The use of the Internet, the use of Twitter, the way protest movements developed... This is a different world.

— Anonymous

Social media spark a revelation that we, the people, have a voice, and through the democratization of content and ideas we can once again…

— Brian Solis

'Uprising' was requested by so many politicians in America for use in their rallies, and we turned them down on a regular basis.

— Matt Bellamy

All the signs of incipient activism and uprising, from Tahrir square to Zuccotti Park to [the recent] shutdown of the Internet to protest web…

— Bill McKibben

For all its power as a protest medium, black Twitter serves a great many users as a virtual place to just hang out.

— Jenna Wortham

I think more and more people became aware that social media was starting to feel like a more toxic space. And, I mean -…

— Charlie Brooker

Nonviolent, visual protests have a long history of forming images that can quickly go viral and set a powerful tone for a moment.

— Jenna Wortham

Twitter, it can be said, completely changed the way activism is done, who can participate, and even how we define it.

— Jenna Wortham