Issue. 01
Opinion
THE NEW TRUTH ABOUT ACTIVISM: Protests and Movements in the Digital Age Rida Babar
There have been countless ‘movements’ in history that have shaped the world we know today. Take the suff ragettes, or civil rights activists as examples. Nowadays, there’s no denying that in the 21st century, technologically literate young people have no limitation to media platforms with which to spark a movement. The school strike for climate was a recent example of the newer generation taking control. However, such access to a platform comes with limitations. With access to global content and sharing comes the perverse, almost guaranteed idea that anything can be a movement.
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