Social media in black lives matter movement: amplifying or reducing gaps in protest participation?
This study explores the role of social media in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement by examining how social media news use impacts BLM protest action. Theoretically, we go beyond the frequently discussed relationship between social media and protest participation and examine how grievances, politi...
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| author | Lee, Sangwon Saifuddin Ahmed |
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| description | This study explores the role of social media in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement by examining how social media news use impacts BLM protest action. Theoretically, we go beyond the frequently discussed relationship between social media and protest participation and examine how grievances, political efficacy, and racial identity conditionally impact the influence of social media on protest engagement. The findings suggest that social media news use amplifies, rather than reduces, the gaps between engaged and disengaged citizens regarding protest participation, particularly in the online sphere. These indicate that social media is not an equalizing tool for BLM participation. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1718172024-07-05T01:38:03Z Social media in black lives matter movement: amplifying or reducing gaps in protest participation? Lee, Sangwon Saifuddin Ahmed Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social Sciences Social Media Grievances This study explores the role of social media in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement by examining how social media news use impacts BLM protest action. Theoretically, we go beyond the frequently discussed relationship between social media and protest participation and examine how grievances, political efficacy, and racial identity conditionally impact the influence of social media on protest engagement. The findings suggest that social media news use amplifies, rather than reduces, the gaps between engaged and disengaged citizens regarding protest participation, particularly in the online sphere. These indicate that social media is not an equalizing tool for BLM participation. 2023-11-09T01:12:44Z 2023-11-09T01:12:44Z 2023 Journal Article Lee, S. & Saifuddin Ahmed (2023). Social media in black lives matter movement: amplifying or reducing gaps in protest participation?. Journal of Information Technology and Politics. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2023.2223210 1933-1681 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171817 10.1080/19331681.2023.2223210 2-s2.0-85163055310 en Journal of Information Technology and Politics © 2023 Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Social Media Grievances Lee, Sangwon Saifuddin Ahmed Social media in black lives matter movement: amplifying or reducing gaps in protest participation? |
| title | Social media in black lives matter movement: amplifying or reducing gaps in protest participation? |
| title_full | Social media in black lives matter movement: amplifying or reducing gaps in protest participation? |
| title_fullStr | Social media in black lives matter movement: amplifying or reducing gaps in protest participation? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social media in black lives matter movement: amplifying or reducing gaps in protest participation? |
| title_short | Social media in black lives matter movement: amplifying or reducing gaps in protest participation? |
| title_sort | social media in black lives matter movement amplifying or reducing gaps in protest participation |
| topic | Social Sciences Social Media Grievances |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171817 |
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