Skoric and Poor, as well as Valenzuela et al., discuss the ways in which social media were integral to movements in Singapore and Chile, respectively. In large part, the importance of social media was grounded in the sociopolitical and historical context of those countries.

For your assignment, today, write a 400-word essay that argues how important YOU believe social media is to US-based social movements. What are the advantages of social media here in the US (for social movements)? The limitations? You may use a specific US social movement or talk more generally about contemporary social movements in the U.S. YOU MUST CITE OR QUOTE BOTH ARTICLES TWO TIMES EACH.