Seven years ago, the #MeToo movement went viral as sexual assault survivors from around the world shared their stories on various social media outlets. Roughly three years later, the Black Lives ...

"Successful selfie protests made what's invisible visible," said Mona Kasra, an assistant professor of digital media design at the University of Virginia. "They are effective when they shift public ...

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 ...

This past year was a big one for social media activism. Just ask the folks behind the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. But there were many mini-movements that took root online as well, especially on Twitter.

As much as I cringe at the phrase hashtag activism, we’re all glued to our phones and the Internet these days, and it definitely is a thing. It’s been what, two weeks since activists trended ...

Digital activism encompasses the strategic use of online platforms, social media and mobile applications to organise, mobilise and amplify collective action. Over the past decade, social movements ...

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 ...