The Economist: IT IS a familiar-sounding tale: after decades of simmering discontent a new form of media gives opponents of an authoritarian regime a way to express their views, register their solidarity and co-ordinate their actions. The protesters’ message spreads virally through social networks, making it impossible to suppress and highlighting the extent of public … Continue reading How Luther went viral: Five centuries before Facebook and the Arab spring, social media helped bring about the Reformation