When ten thousand protesters took to the streets in Moldova in the spring of 2009 to protest against their country's Communist government, the action was dubbed the Twitter Revolution, because of the means by
which the demonstrators had been brought together
. A few months after that, when student protests rocked
Tehran, the State Department took the unusual step of asking Twitter to suspend scheduled maintenance of its
Web site, because the Administration didn't want such a critical organizing tool out of service at the height of the
demonstrations.
How does this statement compare to the information in the article?
A. The excerpt contradicts the information in the article about how Twitter is most effectively used.
B. The excerpt illustrates how Twitter can help create "stories... powerful enough to inspire action."
C. The article implies that Twitter can be a dangerous tool when in the hands of the wrong protesters,
D. The excerpt clarifies the role of Twitter in governmental campaigns and movements.