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Burst the bubbles
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Burst the bubbles

By Julie 2017-10-23 2017-11-02  #metoo, activism, bubbles, impact, Social Media

Large mobilization and real change comes when online activism links people of different groups, ages and ideologies together.

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Can smartphone apps improve healthcare services in Cambodia?
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Can smartphone apps improve healthcare services in Cambodia?

By Irene 2017-10-21 2017-10-29  development, new media, smartphones, telemedecine 3

SokhaKrom smartphone app is meant to improve healthcare access to everyone in Cambodia, a country that lacks universal health coverage…

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#MeToo: Can a viral hashtag end sexual harassment and abuse?
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#MeToo: Can a viral hashtag end sexual harassment and abuse?

By Taryn 2017-10-20 2017-10-20  #metoo, #slactivism #activism #feminism 4

On Sunday afternoon, American actress Alyssa Milano tweeted an idea which sparked a viral hashtag movement against sexual assault and …

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Makeup, fashion – and activism
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Makeup, fashion – and activism

By Julie 2017-10-19 2017-11-02  #influencers, activism, bloggers 8

Beauty bloggers have an extensive platform of influence, and in Norway some of them choose to address major social issues.

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NFL-TRUMP FEUD ON ANTHEM, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
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NFL-TRUMP FEUD ON ANTHEM, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD

By Gbenga Jelili 2017-10-19 2017-10-31  NFL, Online Networks, Police Brutality, protest, Racial Discrimination

    In the United States, players in the National Football League (NFL) have been protesting against racial discrimination and …

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#StopAdani: Online organising, offline action
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#StopAdani: Online organising, offline action

By Taryn 2017-10-14 2017-10-29  australia, mobilization, protest, Social Media, stopadani

Last Saturday 7 October, over 16,000 people came together across 45 iconic Australian locations to send a clear message to …

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THE DIGITAL NEW MEDIA AS A DOUBLE – EDGED SWORD
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THE DIGITAL NEW MEDIA AS A DOUBLE – EDGED SWORD

By Gbenga Jelili 2017-10-13 2017-10-29  Censorship, civil rights, democracy, Digital media, mobilization, protest

      In the first week of September 2017, it was reported by an online news medium Sahara Reporter …

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How YouTube videos are helping human rights researchers
Activism, New Media

How YouTube videos are helping human rights researchers

By Irene 2017-10-12 2017-10-30  Amnesty International, citizen media, Human Rights Research

The ubiquity of mobile phones and the more extended access to the Internet is facilitating sharing videos or images that can serve as evidence of violations of human rights.

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1-O: Smart phones vs state media
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1-O: Smart phones vs state media

By Julie 2017-10-11 2017-10-29  citizen journalism, civil rights, democracy, Independence, media, Police Brutality, politics 5

October 1st 2017: Catalan Referendum on independence. And the day when ICT challenged the establishment.     Background The regional …

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No Somos Delitos & the world’s first virtual protest
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No Somos Delitos & the world’s first virtual protest

By Taryn 2017-10-06 2017-10-29  activism, democracy, politics, protest, Spain, technology

On April 10, 2015, thousands of holographic projections marched in front of the Spanish Parliament building in the world’s first …

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