“We have more data and technology than ever in our daily lives and more social, political and economic inequality and injustice to go with it”. (Noble 2018, p.171) OUR DIGITAL WORLD, FRACTURED AND POLARISED There is ample evidence of …
In my last post I wrote about online activism as a tool for seeking social change. I wondered, among other questions, to what extent we recognise power relations in these virtual spheres and how we unconsciously perpetuate them. Always from …
A few key concepts on digital activism Hashtag activism is the act of supporting a cause via social media, a growing phenomenon that does not require more from the netizens than posting, “sharing”, “liking” or “retweeting”. A growing but not …
