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digital activism  

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  • Digital activism is a form of activism that uses digital media, mainly the Internet, as a key platform for mass mobilization and political action. From the early experiments of the 1980s to the current smart mobs and blogs, activists and computer specialists have approached digital networks as a channel for militant action. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Digital Activism]

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