Parents of Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnapped in 2014 by Islamic extremists attend a 10th anniversary event of the abduction in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 4, 2024.
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It’s been 10 years since the #BringBackOurGirls campaign was launched to rescue kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. Looking back at the campaign reveals its innovations and limitations.
If doxing is the malicious release of someone’s personal information without their consent, publicising politically charged discussions in a private chat group may not qualify.
Accurate and fair information is critical in times of conflict such as the ongoing Israel-Gaza War. What is the role of digital activism in this context, and how does it shape real-world events?
Major companies around the world rely on third-party code. What happens when a programmer has a political point to make?
Social media can provide ways for LGBTQ youth to learn more about, and stay connected to, their identities.
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While online communities may not fully address the isolation LGBTQ youth face in-person, they can serve as an important source of social support and a springboard for civic engagement.
As the U.S. election approaches, various groups have mobilized to vote. But witches have taken it a little further, organizing online spellcasting meet-ups to engage in magical resistance.
Online organizing is vital to the success of offline social justice campaigns. Executing digital campaigns exposes activists to attacks, but there are steps they can take to protect themselves.
A largely wordless social media protest allowed many to take a political stand who might otherwise have stayed aloof
In 2015, Canadians across the country organized in support of Syrian refugees arriving in the country; these rallies were planned online.
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Online social movements are not leaderless. On the contrary, leadership duties are often assumed by identifiable individuals committed to doing leadership work.
A recent study uncovered a variety of surprising ways that people used Tinder in their lives.
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Tinder was developed as a dating app, but research has found that some find it useful for promotional campaigns and artistic purposes.
Cyclists take over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a Critical Mass protest event in 2000.
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In 1999, ahead of World Trade Organisation protests, a group of Australian activists created the first open internet publishing platform. This technology is the basis of the internet we know today.
Even if nothing happens immediately, petitions are one of many ways we can help build long-term change.
Vermont Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist, holding clipboard, a transgender woman, during her election night party in Burlington, Vt., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.
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Christine Hallquist this week became the first trans person to win a major party’s gubernatorial nomination. The percentage of trans adults has doubled since 2008. What’s responsible for that change?
NRA TV’s content focuses on ideology rather than guns.
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Gun control advocates want to shut down the National Rifle Association’s online video channel, NRA TV. A scholar looks at what its videos are actually about.