Seven years ago, the #MeToo movement went viral as sexual assault survivors from around the world shared their stories on various social media outlets. Roughly three years later, the Black Lives ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is a powerful moment for digital activism. The protests have seen significant participation from young Kenyans who are using ...

Given how social media has been a part of most people’s everyday lives, it should not be surprising to us that social movement can be accomplished effectively online. In this post, my student, Sarah ...

Digital platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and emerging mobile applications have transformed the landscape of political engagement across Africa. Citizens have harnessed these tools to ...

Digital activism encompasses the strategic use of online platforms, social media and mobile applications to organise, mobilise and amplify collective action. Over the past decade, social movements ...

As 2024 draws to a close, it will be remembered as the year digital activism redefined Kenya's politics and governance. Social media, once a simple communication tool, emerged as a powerful force for ...

In a time when one tweet can ignite anger, a reel can initiate discussion, and a hashtag can bring together countless individuals globally, one question frequently arises: can social media activism ...

In 2020, a 17-year-old’s TikTok video about police brutality went viral, amassing 50 million views in just one day. This post didn’t just spark conversations; it helped ignite what became the largest ...

Global Voices, through its Rising Voices initiative, is pleased to announce that the Indigenous Language Digital Activism Summit will take place in Mexico City on March 11–15, 2025. The summit will be ...

A scholar and Pan-African thinker, Prof. Toyin Falola, has said Africa stands at the cross roads of new democratic awakening driven by the transformative force of digital activism. He noted that the ...