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The exposure to educational contents on TikTok has positively affected teenagers’ consumption
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Koveela.Soobrayen
Abstract This paper argues that teenagers’ exposure to educational contents on TikTok build communities which have a positive repercussion in what they consume online. Educational contents are not limited to only online learning but also parental mediation, contributing to wise usage of TikTok which can easily transform into distraction. Furthermore, TikTok also help to educate…
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Analyzing the impact of online advocacy on policy change and reform
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Shane.Bundoo
Abstract: This paper aims to investigate how internet activism affects legislative change and reform. To do this, it will dive into the concept of Slacktivism and how it changes internet advocacy which may be used to advance social and political change due to its lazy attitude toward these campaigns. Keywords Activism, delay policy change,…
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The Power of Hashtag Activism: Twitter’s Role in Driving Online Advocacy and Social Change
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Jayne.Danaher
The Power of Hashtag Activism: Twitter’s Role in Driving Online Advocacy and Social Change Abstract: This paper explores how social media, in particular twitter hashtags, act as a powerful tool to assert identities and enables users to advocate online and enforce social change. It identifies what online advocacy is and the interconnected processes relating to…
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Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Visual Artists using Art as Activism and Identity Affirmation on Instagram
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Tegan.Stoney
Abstract: TGNC individuals turn to the internet to safely perform their identities and build safe communities. TGNC visual artists create art that highlights the lived experiences of TGNC people from this community. The deliberate positive visualisation of gender diverse individuals directly challenges dominant heteronormative discourse, as well as providing positive representation of TGNC in the…
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Transforming Public Discourse: Twitter as a Third Place and Black Twitter’s Empowerment of Marginalised Communities
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Milkias.Gunsa
Abstract This conference paper investigates the transformative role of Twitter and its influential subset, Black Twitter, in empowering marginalised communities and redefining public discourse by challenging societal norms. The paper explores the synergy between Twitter as a digital third place and Black Twitter as a counter-public, examining their unique characteristics and functions in relation to…
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How modern tech regulations and data gathering compromise activists.
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Dane Goulter
Download PDF Version Abstract. Social media has amplified voices from various communities and played a crucial role in implementing social change through bringing awareness to these issues via social networking platforms. However, increased government surveillance, data collection by big tech companies, and privacy breaches have compromised activists and advocates themselves. In this paper, the methods of…
Hi L, The thing is the paper is mainly concentrated on the African continent particularly.If you make an analysis of…