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This paper aims to examine the different ways through which Social Media was used during the Egyptian Revolution, as well as the impact it had on facilitating social change. This paper begins by examining the use of Social Media to build and mobilize a community. It then assesses how social media was used to transform people from networked individualism to collected action, followed by investigating the influence of social media on social change. Subsequently, the paper will reattribute Read more [...]
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Metaverse - though often considered a buzzword, is an actuality of the future.
Metaverse is a three-dimensional virtual environment based on the fundamentals of social media. It generates an immersive experience for its users by means of headsets, and gloves. This immersion to a virtual reality opens up a plethora of opportunities in social connection, health, business, and education sectors. Though, when critically examining its primary purpose, Read more [...]
The increase of social networking sites and how people interact through social media shows how communities spread awareness and information of current worldwide events. The majority of the population uses technology as a form of communication for personal or information purposes. Social media is considered to be built on the idea of how people know and interact with each other (Raut, & Patil, p.281, 2016). Social networking sites can cause significant changes within different communities Read more [...]
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the social change that has occurred and is continuing to occur as a result of online social media platforms such as TikTok. Offline activism is being fuelled by TikTok as millennials use the application to share unfiltered experiences from all over the world, creating a community of individuals who follow content based on their interests, resulting in social change.
Traditionally, governments have held a strong hold on media distribution to the Read more [...]
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The widespread use of dating apps today has undoubtedly led to a redefined view on relationships and intimacy within modern society. These changes have been highlighted by academic scholars who argue that the likelihood of ‘liquid love’ has increased. This has emerged as a result of rapid technological advancements, particularly within mobile applications. Dating apps, such as Tinder, have utilised these advancements to create Read more [...]