The study of the transnational movement: #ME TOO and how east Asian women interacted with it — Ashlea Lukins - Social Media, Communities, & Networks Conference 2026: Semester 1 & SP1

The study of the transnational movement: #ME TOO and how east Asian women interacted with it — Ashlea Lukins

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29/04/2026

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Despite the me too movement being not restricted to a single country, language and social media platform most of the attention was on the manifestations of #MeToo in the US and only on the social platform twitter. This study we will go beyond and analyse how East Asian women engaged within the me too movement due to different cultural, social and political norms compared to Western countries. During this study, I will analyse specific social platforms used by these women and the affordances they provided to this movement and the women using them.

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2 responses to “The study of the transnational movement: #ME TOO and how east Asian women interacted with it — Ashlea Lukins”

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30/04/2026

I forgot about the METOO movement! A really interesting topic! So many things happening more recently too about celebrities speaking up on sexual harassment experiences in Hollywood! WILD! 🙂

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sarahtoovey

01/05/2026

Hi Ashlea,
I found your presentation really interesting, particularly your discussion of how the Me Too movement takes different forms in China and Japan. My questions below explore some of the ideas you raised 🙂

Question 1
You mention that “these affordances are not neutral” and that they shape how communication happens. Building on this, how much do you think these affordances are actually controlled by governments or platforms (like censorship in China), and how much power do users really have to reshape them through their own practices?

Question 2
You explain that participation can take “more indirect forms such as anonymous storytelling or coded language.” Do you think this challenges Western ideas of what online activism should look like, especially in terms of being visible and publicly outspoken?

Question 3
You mentioned that “old posts were deleted” and that many examples were difficult to access. How do you think this might affect whose voices are included in your analysis, and what challenges does this create when studying social media movements in environments where content is removed or censored?

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