Social Media, Social Movements: Global Activism in the Digital Age

by Tim Highfield and Sky Croeser

From the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter, from Occupy to extremist and fascist groups, activists use digital media to coordinate, share information, document actions, and send messages of support, solidarity, opposition, and resistance. At the same time, activists are often suspicious of how digital technology is used by authorities and government bodies for surveillance, censorship, and profiling. Social Media, Social Movements offers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501339060
• ISBN13: 9781501339066
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 208 Pages