In contemporary era social media and mass movement are playing a crucial role
in global public sphere. Statistics shows that in the countries of Asian continent
active social media penetration is flourishing with times. The paper will attempt
to conduct an explanatory research by using analysis of Twitter Revolution (Iran),
Umbrella Revolution (Hong Kong), Sunflower Protest (Taiwan), Shah Bag
Movement (Bangladesh), Delhi Gang Rape Agitation (India) and Bersih Movement
(Malaysia). In the context of theoretical framework, the paper will attempt to
discuss public opinion of Walter Lippmann (1922), the structural transformations
of the public sphere by Jurgen Habermas (1964), social identity model of
deindividuation effects (SIDE) by Riecher, Spears & Postmes (1995), mediapolis
of Roger Silverstone (2007) etc. The paper will primarily try to identify the role of
social media in mobilizing social movement of Asian region.