This graph shows the results of a survey question asking social media users from Middle Eastern and North African countries if they felt that social media had played a role in empowering them to influence change in their community and country. As of June 2012 when the survey was conducted, 51 percent of social media users in Kuwait said they felt that social media had played a role in empowering them to influence change.
Share of Arab social media users who felt digital networks helped to empower them and influence change in their community as of July 2012
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Share of Arab social media users who felt digital networks helped to empower them and influence change in their community as of July 2012
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For the original survey question, respondents were asked to say whether they agreed or disagreed with the following statement: "Social media played a role in empowering me to influence change in my community/country". The source does not provide information on the number or age of respondents.
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Econsultancy. (August 8, 2012). Share of Arab social media users who felt digital networks helped to empower them and influence change in their community as of July 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238568/share-of-arab-users-who-felt-empowered-by-social-media/
Econsultancy. "Share of Arab social media users who felt digital networks helped to empower them and influence change in their community as of July 2012." Chart. August 8, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238568/share-of-arab-users-who-felt-empowered-by-social-media/
Econsultancy. (2012). Share of Arab social media users who felt digital networks helped to empower them and influence change in their community as of July 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238568/share-of-arab-users-who-felt-empowered-by-social-media/
Econsultancy. "Share of Arab Social Media Users Who Felt Digital Networks Helped to Empower Them and Influence Change in Their Community as of July 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238568/share-of-arab-users-who-felt-empowered-by-social-media/
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