Using almost 14 million geolocated tweets and data on protests from 16 countries during the Arab Spring, we show that increased coordination of messages on Twitter using specific hashtags is associated with increased protests the following day.
Hundreds more protested last week on the outskirts of Hanoi, where land had been confiscated to build a satellite city.Land-grabbing, corruption, ridiculously high rates of inflation, bank runs, the collapse of state-owned enterprises and the loss of jobs and religious freedoms have recently provided the grounds for increased protests.
Along with China, South Korea, which is to be co-host the World Cup soccer competition with Japan next year, has sharply increased protests against the shrine visit and textbooks, suspending military and cultural cooperation with Japan and warning about consequences for the World Cup.
Using 13.8 million geolocated tweets and machine-coded data on protests from 16 countries during the Arab Spring, we show that coordination of messages on Twitter is associated with increased protests the following day.
We have used a large dataset that covers thousands of protests in many countries to reveal a relationship between people coordinating on social media and increased protests the following day.
Following the closing of Sagene Ring, there were increased protests against closing the tramway.
In early 1968, media coverage in the aftermath of the Tet Offensive spurred increased protests in opposition to the Vietnam War, especially among university students.
Jaradat's death comes at a time when the treatment of Palestinian prisoners is dominating the news discourse and his passing has already increased protests against the treatment of prisoners on long-term partial hunger strikes.
But the heavy reliance on spraying is evoking increasing protest from some environmental groups who say the mayor is overreacting.
They have been the focus of protest since they first arrived and similar stocks in western European countries have also been the subject increasing protest.
