Facebook Reluctant to Discuss Its Role in Middle East Protests

Just about everyone not named Malcolm Gladwell can agree that Facebook played a pretty integral role in recent protests across the Middle East. The company, however, doesn't seem very interested in talking about it.

According to the New York Times, Facebook's silence has more to do with business than sheer modesty. Although many have praised the social network as a critical mechanism of mobilization in Egypt and Tunisia, the company is apparently hesitant to celebrate its role out of fear that doing so may alienate users in other markets. If governments in neighboring Middle East countries thought that Facebook was "picking sides," they could retaliate by imposing restrictions or limiting access to the site within their borders.

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