IntroductionWith the growing number of protests mobilized through social networks, the Internet is seen as a force for liberation or as the “cyber-utopia” of the new generation, creating unfounded optimism and hopes of emancipation. The first view argues that social networks play a key role in shaping debates about protests and spreading democratic ideas around the world (especially in the case of the Arab Spring). The second view argues that the role of the Internet was exaggerated in the narratives of these protests because the same working class that fueled the revolution did not have access to these technologies. This view suggests that it was not Facebook or Twitter that led to these revolutionary changes, but other important elements of human life such as people's values, experiences and political will. The proliferation of access, the ease of acquiring a presence, the possibility of rational debate together with reasonable awareness, makes cyberspace an ideal advocacy tool. With the growing number of protests mobilized through social networks, the Internet is starting to be seen as a force for liberation or as the “cyber-utopia” of the new generation, creating unfounded optimism and hopes of emancipation. Much research has been conducted on Internet activism, its effectiveness or ineffectiveness in mobilizing mass protests, its power in overthrowing ruling regimes and its role in strengthening participatory processes. Digital media played a crucial role in planning and executing protests, disseminating information about protests, creating a sense of shared community, forming a “virtual space” beyond state regulation, and inspiring viewers with ideas of democracy and freedom . .... half of the article ......Critical theory of networked social movements, Sociological Theory, vol. 23, no. 1 (March 2005), pp. 42-74, American Sociological Association. Vikas Jha, India's Anti-Corruption Movement: Do Democracies Need Reinvention? Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), New Delhi, India Jason P. Abbott, [email protected]? Challenges to the Emancipatory Potential of the Net: Lessons from China and Malaysia, Third World Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 1 (February 2001), pp. 99-114, Taylor & Francis, Ltd. Ibid. Barney Warf, Geographies of global Internet censorship, Springer Science Business Media BV 2010, 23 November 2010 http://www .pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376815,00 .asp http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/Exhibits/WTO/default.htmBarney Warf, Geographies of Global Internet Censorship, Springer Science Business Media BV 2010, November 23 2010