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Syria's Facebook Wars

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Facebook has become an indispensable tool for anti-government activists across North Africa and the Middle East. Now governments are reportedly using the social networking service to fight back. Syria is allegedly hacking Facebook accounts in a bid to target demonstrators and their 'friends.'

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