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 [...]
ONLINE NETWORKS HAVE ALLOWED SOCIAL CHANGE MOVEMENTS SUCH AS BLM TO ADVANCE AND SPREAD INFORMATION FASTER AND WIDER.
Online Networks have allowed for social change movements to advance and spread news and information very fast. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have been able to spread news faster and create awareness for the current events and injustices occurring in our world (Auxer, 2020). Black Lives Matter is a decentralised political and social movement that Read more [...]