| ▲ | dotcoma 4 hours ago | |||||||
Do you remember cases in which it "accelerated political action" ? | ||||||||
| ▲ | Natfan 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
famously the Arab spring | ||||||||
| ▲ | Natfan 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
also BLM, israel palestine and the genocide in myanmar, that was definitely accelerated political action | ||||||||
| ▲ | krapp 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
There have been plenty. Surely you aren't arguing that social media has never done so. Arguably social media has been one of the most catalyzing political forces in human history. And bearing in mind that "political action" can be in any direction, I found some examples. I didn't work very hard because this could have literally been a Google search on your part. Arab Spring Nepalese Discord Protests Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine 2009 Iranian presidential election protests 2011 Egyptian revolution #BlackLivesMatter #MeToo Hong Kong protests #NoKings protests Yellow Vest protests (France) Anti-Israel/Pro-Palestine protests Anti-vaccine protests during COVID Rohingya genocide GamerGate | ||||||||
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