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Online Networks and Social Change

Post-truth. In Colour! Online Networks and the Breakdown of Objective Standards of Truth.

Daniel Blanket11 Comments

Abstract NET2004-Post-truth.-In-ColourDownload Online networks have had and continue to have an irrefutable impact upon the way humans interact with knowledge and information. The question is raised- how have online networks altered the way society perceives information? Applying a postmodernist lens and using the 2016 US Presidential Election as a case study, this conference paper shall investigate this notion, arguing that social media has actively weakened objective standards of truth, Read more […]

Online Networks and Social Change

Online Network Overuse and the Effects on Society and Individuals

Chloe Hannington30 Comments

Abstract: Web 2.0 and the introduction of social networks has dramatically transformed the way we function as a part of society. This paper aims to discuss the implications of when we become too reliant on these online networks leading to overuse, and the impact this can have on users as individuals as well as society as a whole. The paper refers to the Covid-19 pandemic as this was a time where we relied heavily on social networks as a society. We can therefore examine the effects the pandemic Read more […]

Online Networks and Social Change

Facebook as a construct of social change and collaboration for activists.

Che-Anne Kennedy16 Comments

Due to the rapid innovation of social media platforms introduced into the twenty-first century as an invention of the recently developed world wide web or commonly referred to as web 2.0, this form of media convergence acts as a technological breakthrough combining outdated sources of media networks with new foundations of media creating a remediation of interesting and pre-existing content and entertainment (Papacharissi, 2011). Papacharissi (2011; Guidry et al, 2014) state these online social Read more […]

Online Networks and Social Change

Social Networking and its Influence on Arab Spring to Create Social Change

Joseph Guest-Knight6 Comments

Abstract Social networking did not cause the revolution but the affordances of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube most certainly facilitated the uprisings of Arab Spring, leading to moderate concessions such as the removal of unpopular leaders. Arab Spring was a connection of uprisings across Arab nations due to poor living standards, the movements were able to gain awareness and support via the use of social networking sites which broadcasted the protests. Clicktivism and hashtag activism played Read more […]

Social Networks, Trump and Capitol Hill
Online Networks and Social Change

Social Networks, Trump and Capitol Hill

Emma Takes22 Comments

Abstract:   On the 6th of January 2021, The United States Congress convened a joint session to officially count electoral votes and declare the certified winner of the Presidential election. These proceedings were abruptly interrupted as supporters of then President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol. The brutal assault upon the nation’s pinnacle of democracy was in the unsubstantiated belief of electoral fraud and of a stolen election. The breaching of Capitol Hill suggested it was Read more […]

Online Networks and Social Change

Change.org: Empowering Everyday Citizens to Enact Social Change

Leah Skinner27 Comments

Change.org_Empowering-Everyday-Citizens_Conference_Upload-1Download Abstract  Trends in Australian political opinion show that citizens are not satisfied with traditional democratic processes and systems and are looking to alternative online spaces to engage in civic action. Additionally, citizens are more likely to engage in politics online and feel empowered by the ease, affordability and reach that decentralised digital platforms like Change.org and social networking sites Read more […]