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Lebanese youth’s addiction to social network

They spend many hours everyday surfing the Web. Some even say they cannot live without the Internet. How to explain this addiction?
“Social networks are not just a means of communication and sharing for the youth, they also allow them to kill time, fill the void and develop a sense of belonging when they join groups” says May Maroun , PhD in sociology, before adding “Unlike in real life, the social web allows young people to make friends, find easily and in no time people with whom they share the same interests, as in the case of the Arab Spring.

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The Detroit of the Middle East

Hearing people fall back on the refrain of labeling Beirut the “Paris of the Middle East” grates the nerves not only because it is a lazy cliché but also because it is patently so far from the truth. It may be true that lots of people, in certain quarters of the city, speak French, but that’s about as far as the similarities go. So far in fact that in the 2012 Mercer Quality of Living Worldwide City Rankings, Beirut placed a dismal 171 out of 221 cities. Money may still buy the luxuries of private beach clubs and 24-hour electricity for some, but none of us can escape the crippling traffic, the void of green spaces or lead-footed Internet.

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Less than half of Lebanese population has Internet access at home

The share of Lebanese who have access to the Internet at home was the 54th highest worldwide, It was also the seventh highest percentage among 19 Arab countries included in the survey. Lebanon was among 100 countries globally where less than half of the population has Internet access at home.

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