Tag: onlinenetworks

Identity and Online Advocacy

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

Noodhish Husraj30 Comments

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 […]

Online Networks and Social Change

The Development and Consumption of Social Media has Changed the ways we Receive and Consume Breaking News.

Em Fazari16 Comments

  Conference-Paper-2Download Abstract Traditional media is struggling to keep up with the rapid development of new media that provides opportunities for users to participate rather than being passive. The paper reviews how the development of new media and the consumption of social media has changed the way users receive and consume breaking news. As newspapers face the question of how to keep alive, the relentless growth of digital media is increasingly outdating them which subsequently Read more […]

Online Networks and Social Change

TikTok is giving a platform to a new wave of activism.

Yana Bacich16 Comments

CONFERENCE-PAPERDownload Online or digital communities refer to groups of people who meet and community via the internet that share common interests or values with one another (Burns-Stanning, 2020). These loosely connected communities have their own sets of rules and regulations and can be monitored and managed online within the community. Online communities benefit from sharing experiences and knowledge to create open conversations and learn from others on topics of interest. These communities Read more […]

Online Networks and Social Change

#CancelCultureIsOverParty: Why Twitter’s ‘cancel culture’ is toxic and unhelpful to genuine social change

Asha Perry24 Comments

CancelCultureIsOverParty-PDF-1Download In the last few years, the social media network, Twitter, has become a breeding ground for social activists, ready at all times to call out and cancel public figures if they step out of line. It’s becoming more and more common to see a new celebrities name trending for the day; another celebrity who’s reputation has fallen due to a terrible action, a feud, or a comment made 10 years prior. In quite a few cases, the ‘cancellation’ is justified. For Read more […]