According to the Textbook,the Development of Social Media Technologies Such

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Essay

According to the textbook,the development of social media technologies such as Facebook and YouTube and ubiquitous access to information networks through smartphones have transformed digital activism.Discuss how digital activism has taken place in recent years by comparing democratic protests that have taken place in China to the events of the Arab Spring or the Occupy movement in the United States.How have activists challenged authorities in government and corporations by using novel methods?

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