In the years leading up to the revolution, many people in the Arab world experienced horrible living conditions. Conditions such as civil rights suppression and government corruption led to a rallying point for the population. The use of social media and the Internet has greatly improved these points because “[people's grievances became] collectively understood” (Rennick 162). Sarah Anne Rennick, political scientist, also notes that these shared feelings transformed into “a collective belief in the capacity to achieve change” and thus stimulated the mobilization of the people. The transmission of the tribulation through social media has united people under a single perspective allowing them to act together during