Nine years after the attacks, a look back at why the hashtag was so successful.
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Twitter activists played a key role in the robodebt scandal, driving social pressure to end the unlawful welfare scheme.
Kenya’s LGBTI community continues to face the deadly consequences of homophobia, transphobia and biphobia.
The popularity of hashtags like #MeToo speaks to society’s increasing embrace of important issues like sexual assault and harassment
It only took a relatively small number of Twitter accounts to get hashtags #DictatorDan and #DanLiedPeopleDied trending. And “bots” weren’t really a part of the story.
Small groups of fringe activists pushing online disinformation are a growing threat to Australian democracy.
From its beginnings as a geeky tool to deal with a fragmented information stream, Twitter made the hashtag a new and powerful part of the world’s cultural, social and political vocabulary.
Hospitals have requested that people avoid non-emergency visits, and conspiracy theorists are posting images of empty parking lots online as false proof that COVID-19 is an elaborate hoax.
Online social movements are not leaderless. On the contrary, leadership duties are often assumed by identifiable individuals committed to doing leadership work.
For many gay men, social media and dating apps are hotbeds of body image struggles and rising toxic masculinity – the recent ‘10-year-challenge’ on Instagram showcases this femmephobia.
When news stories include a catchy hashtag, readers perceived the news topic to be less socially important and more partisan.
It looks as if the Conservative P\arty has learned from the way Labour targeted the youth vote in 2017.
‘Phatic sharing’ reclaims Twitter as a truly social network, rather than simply as a source of breaking news or a place for public debate between politicians, journalists, and activists.
For those who still consider memes like the #10yearchallenge as harmless and innocent information sharing perhaps it’s time to reconsider.
How can a hashtag supportive of refugees be hijacked by those opposing them? An empirical study explores the process.
From #MeToo to #RefugeesWelcome, add a hashtag and the world will listen. Shame they’re not always used for good.
Social media campaigns such as #PrayForNice have been accused of being discriminatory for focusing on Western attacks, but research shows that familiarity and location are more relevant.
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Digital Media, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Communication, Cornell University
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Assistant Professor, EM Lyon Business School
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Ph.D. Candidate in Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Femininities, Femme and Femmephobia, University of Waterloo
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Professor in Visual Culture Studies, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Feminist and Security Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Associate professor, Department of Media and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, OCAD University
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PhD Candidate, Communication, Media and Film, University of Calgary
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Professor, Communication and Media Studies, University of Calgary
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Co-director and Senior Researcher, Social Media Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Privacy-Preserving Digital Technologies, Toronto Metropolitan University