Iran’s Facebook youth prods voters

By Berni | June 12, 2009

Jun 11 – Iran’s Facebook generation could pose a threat to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election bid on Friday.

Hayley Platt reports.

Iran’s Facebook youth prods voters

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  1. Iran’s youth are not clear who they want as the next president.
  2. Their choice is already in office.
  3. They are wary of change in Iran.
  4. Hossein Mousavi, their candidate choice, is the most intelligent.
  5. 16% of Iran’s population is under 30.
  6. The youth vote is only marginal.
  7. Iranian youth are using Facebook to spread political support.
  8. Excess traffic to the Facebook site caused it to be blocked last month.
  9. It is easy for the government to conceal the truth from its people.
  10. The president’s site has over 5,000 supporters on his Facebook page.

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