A lot has been said about the prevalence of social media in our modern societies, as well as for them being a potentially very powerful form of activism and social change. As Lewis et al. (2014, p. 1) have observed, “social media create unprecedented opportunities for information flow […], affective expression […], social influence […], and apparently even democratic revolution […]”. However, there are downsides to almost everything and the association between social media and activism is no exception. Continue reading
Themes
Tags
- aid parody
- censorship
- Civic engagement
- Creative Commons
- culture jamming
- Denmark
- Finland
- Free Culture Movement
- freedom of speech
- hate speech
- immigration
- Laugtivism
- Measurements of Facebook activism
- Net Neutrality
- New activism
- online activism
- Online volunteering
- participation
- polarisation
- public service broadcasting
- racism
- refugees
- satire
- slacktivism
- social change
- social media
- stereotypes
- The Yes Lab
- UNV Online volunteering service
- Virtual volunteering
Recent Comments
- Maria Tzouvara on Some of the perils of and obstacles to participatory citizens’ social media initiatives
- Zornitsa Pavlova on Why Laughtivism is so effective and what role the Internet plays in it
- Linda Maria Madeleine Kainz on Some of the perils of and obstacles to participatory citizens’ social media initiatives
- Petra Olsson on Lessons from an aid parody – challenging stereotypes or reinforcing the status quo?
- Franziska Anna on Desire to help or promote oneself? Measurements of Facebook activism
-
Recent Posts
- Some of the perils of and obstacles to participatory citizens’ social media initiatives
- Desire to help or promote oneself? Measurements of Facebook activism
- Social media: a facilitator of civic engagement and cultural expression
- Lessons from an aid parody – challenging stereotypes or reinforcing the status quo?
- In the age of clicktivism: the use of social media in facilitating participation and social change
Archives
Meta