Identity and Online Advocacy

Exploring The Negative Impacts of Online Hate Speech on The Identity of Black Community on Twitter.

Husraj_19853976_ConferenceDownload Abstract The purpose of this paper is to briefly discuss about the negative impacts of hate speech that is being spread on Twitter towards the Black community. This paper will outline the different stages towards the construction of this hatred rhetoric and further discuss on how online hate has constructed the term Black Twitter and a certain kind of hashtags known as Black Tagging. The different negative effects on the self-esteem and social identities Read more […]

Identity and Online Advocacy

TikTok Influencers Spreading Bad Health Habits and Promoting a Starving Gen Z

KatrinaCatchlove_19817972_ConferencePaperDownload Abstract: Social media has enabled an era of misinformation, where content that is false or lacks scientific evidence is spread rapidly, reaching a vast audience. Although misinformation isn’t exclusive to TikTok, the rise of influencers on this platform has meant that the dispersion of misinformation is believed by vulnerable audiences. Generation Z are the most common TikTok users and are the most vulnerable to the spread of misinformation, Read more […]