Sentences with phrase «social activism tool»

Giving hashtags a larger purpose than they really provide, such as thinking they were designed as some sort of social activism tool, is an argument that is based on a misunderstanding of the scope of the topic's purpose itself.

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His research interests include cross-national participation; developing tools for working with big data in social science; internet activism and participation; social network analysis; and election fraud.

During December, Cypis will host several interactive workshops of invited creative professionals from local communities in education, mediation, social activism and somatic arts to engage with and adapt the patterns into tools for their own personal and social engagement needs.

Printing has also been linked with political and social activism — a tool to call for action.

It's perfect for school kids — indeed, every teacher could take this video up as a tool for instructing kids on ocean biology, environmental issues, and social activism.

Author Malcolm Gladwell argued in a recent piece for New Yorker magazine that the influence of Twitter and other social - media tools on social activism has been over-stated, but as Twitter co-founder Biz Stone notes in an essay of his own, this argument has some serious flaws.

While Panchjanya's cover story claims that the Congress had utilised the services of Cambridge Analytica for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the editorial in Organiser writes that not surprisingly, for both individuals and groups, Facebook and other social media platforms have become an important tool for political activism.

In just the past decade, blogs and other forms of social media have augmented open adoption: providing tools for maintaining relationships between birth and adoptive families, offering new ways to find support and advice from a community of peers, and creating cross-triad opportunities for education and activism.