{"title":"Activism beyond the streets: Examining social media usage and youth activism in the Philippines","authors":"K.N.M. Agojo , M.F.J. Bravo , J.A.C. Reyes , J.A.E. Rodriguez , A.M.A. Santillan","doi":"10.1016/j.ajss.2023.04.006","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Activism has gone beyond the streets. Not only has social media connected billions of people worldwide, but it has also provided opportunities for activists to reach a broader audience and altered the way political participation is exercised. This paper will apply the uses and gratifications framework and seek to understand how young Filipino activists utilize social media platforms amid two critical junctures: a strongman at the helm of the government and a virus that has been inundating the world with uncertainties. Three general points will be discussed: digital activism before and during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte; utility of social media platforms in the contemporary period; and the perils and limitations of digital activism. Further explorations of the digital environment are imperative, particularly on how it can be maximized for more meaningful engagements and reduce, if not eliminate, its deleterious impacts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45675,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Science","volume":"51 3","pages":"Pages 180-187"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Asian Journal of Social Science","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568484923000291","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"AREA STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Activism has gone beyond the streets. Not only has social media connected billions of people worldwide, but it has also provided opportunities for activists to reach a broader audience and altered the way political participation is exercised. This paper will apply the uses and gratifications framework and seek to understand how young Filipino activists utilize social media platforms amid two critical junctures: a strongman at the helm of the government and a virus that has been inundating the world with uncertainties. Three general points will be discussed: digital activism before and during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte; utility of social media platforms in the contemporary period; and the perils and limitations of digital activism. Further explorations of the digital environment are imperative, particularly on how it can be maximized for more meaningful engagements and reduce, if not eliminate, its deleterious impacts.
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The Asian Journal of Social Science is a principal outlet for scholarly articles on Asian societies published by the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore. AJSS provides a unique forum for theoretical debates and empirical analyses that move away from narrow disciplinary focus. It is committed to comparative research and articles that speak to cases beyond the traditional concerns of area and single-country studies. AJSS strongly encourages transdisciplinary analysis of contemporary and historical social change in Asia by offering a meeting space for international scholars across the social sciences, including anthropology, cultural studies, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. AJSS also welcomes humanities-oriented articles that speak to pertinent social issues. AJSS publishes internationally peer-reviewed research articles, special thematic issues and shorter symposiums. AJSS also publishes book reviews and review essays, research notes on Asian societies, and short essays of special interest to students of the region.