Social Media, Communities, & Networks Conference 2026: Semester 1

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#KitaJagaKita: Social Movement as an Effective Model of Digital Response Crisis

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by Ayuni Abstract This paper argues that the #KitaJagaKita movement in Malaysia developed an effective model of digital crisis response, facilitating a connection between local grassroots initiatives and institutional support through social media, particularly X (formerly known as Twitter) whereby communities are able to organize support during emergencies. This paper examines the rise and growth of…
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Activism, community, grassroots, pandemic, social change, Social Media, Twitter
Taiwanese Instagram influencer leverages Instagram to raise awareness and create social change.

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27/04/2025

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Abstract This paper investigates the role of Taiwanese Instagram influencers in leveraging the Instagram platform to generate social change by examining the tragic child abuse case of Kai Kai in Taiwan in 2023. It argues that the influencers successfully raised public awareness through visual storytelling techniques in their content, creating a public sphere in the…
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Child Abuse Awareness, Child Abuse Case in Taiwan, Misinformation from Public Sphere, Physical Protest and Online Petition, Public Sphere on Social Media, social change, Social Media Activism, Taiwan Government Regulation, Taiwan Instagram Influencers