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#MeToo: A political issue in India’s digital presence

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Dr. Pallavi Guha examines the role of media platforms in anti-rape and sexual harassment activism in India following #MeToo and #MeTooIndia

#MeToo and #MeTooIndia, which exploded on social media in 2017 and 2018 respectively, drove an increase in online activism related to sexual violence, harassment, assault, and rape. Despite this and the significant numbers of women voters and political candidates, violence against women still fails to feature as a political campaign issue in India. Dr. Pallavi Guha, a researcher and author […]

Creating social value in online communities through digital activism

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Researchers have examined how the Internet and social media create and enable digital activism.

Dr Petros Chamakiotis, Associate Professor of Management at ESCP Business School, Dr Dimitra Petrakaki, Reader in Information Systems at the University of Sussex Business School, and Prof Niki Panteli, Professor of Digital Business at Royal Holloway University of London, investigate social value creation in online communities. They explore the types of social value emerging from the online health community MedicineAfrica […]