In Tehran’s summer of rage, Twitter is helping opposition street protesters – and is receiving their help too | Islamonline.net
Almost all the reports from or about Iran have one thing in common: a mention of Twitter. Technology-savvy Iranians, especially in Mir Hussein Mousavi camp, used the “micro-blogging” service during the campaign to make the case for their candidate. Then Twitter became more important as opposition supporters took to the streets protesting against what they believed was an undemocratic reelection of President Ahmadinejad, and as the government responded with more restrictions on the freedom of the media. That is when “tweets” from inside Iran be-came a principal source of information on the unfolding events. And opposition leader Mousavi’s Twitter feed became a must-read for commentators and analysts on Iran.
