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Topic: Online activism

Online activism refers to the use of digital tools and platforms to promote social and political change through collective action, community organizing, and the amplification of marginalized voices.

More on: Online activism

The podcast episodes explore how online activism and 'hashtag activism' have been used as powerful tools for marginalized communities to demand accountability, recognition, and fair treatment.

For example, the episode on the Black TikTok strike of 2021 examines how Black creators organized online to protest the appropriation of their content and labor by white TikTok stars. The episode on the #MeToo movement on college campuses shows how digital platforms enabled survivors to share their stories and catalyze real-world change.

Similarly, the episode on the Milk Tea Alliance highlights how young pro-democracy activists in Southeast Asia leveraged social media to build a decentralized, cross-border network of solidarity. And the episode on plastic pollution activism explores how online debates and 'hashtag activism' connect to wider environmental justice issues.

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