Given how social media has been a part of most people’s everyday lives, it should not be surprising to us that social movement can be accomplished effectively online. In this post, my student, Sarah ...

Digital activism encompasses the use of online platforms and communication technologies to mobilise individuals, shape public discourse and drive social and political transformation. It operates ...

Digital platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and emerging mobile applications have transformed the landscape of political engagement across Africa. Citizens have harnessed these tools to ...

Join Mashable as we look back at all the viral moments, movies, memes, dating trends, hyped up tech, scientific discoveries, and more that have delighted and amazed us in 2024. Being online in 2024 ...

In a time when one tweet can ignite anger, a reel can initiate discussion, and a hashtag can bring together countless individuals globally, one question frequently arises: can social media activism ...

In 2020, a 17-year-old’s TikTok video about police brutality went viral, amassing 50 million views in just one day. This post didn’t just spark conversations; it helped ignite what became the largest ...

Greg Gondwe explores Zambian youth's sophisticated digital activism in the wake of the 2020 youth protests, "effectively challenging the so-called elite on their own digital turf." "Through ...

Global Voices, through its Rising Voices initiative, is pleased to announce that the Indigenous Language Digital Activism Summit will take place in Mexico City on March 11–15, 2025. The summit will be ...

Ugandan lawyer, journalist, digital activist, and 2024 laureate of the International Women of Courage Award describes work using the digital space to expose corruption and advocate for social justice.

A scholar and Pan-African thinker, Prof. Toyin Falola, has said Africa stands at the cross roads of new democratic awakening driven by the transformative force of digital activism. He noted that the ...

For years, conventional wisdom has held that Millennials, Gen Z and Generation Alpha define the social-media conversation and digital activism. They are the experts, we are told, the only ones who ...