The last decade, online activism has vastly grown. In the current digital society, from time to time citizens decide to express their opinion by attacking large corporations digitally in some way. Where the activists claim this to be a digital assembly , others see it as criminal offences. In this paper, we will explore the legal and technical borders of the digital right to assembly. By doing ...

This paper examines the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Marriage Equality logo as an example of a meme to further understandings of memetic transmission in social media technologies. The HRC meme is an important example of how even seemingly insignificant moves such as adopting a logo and displaying it online can serve to combat microaggressions, or the damaging results of everyday bias and discrim...

Far-right extremism transpires in virtual and physical space. In this study, we examine how the Australian far-right extremist group ‘True Blue Crew’ attempted to coordinate their offline activities with social media activism. To end, conducted a thematic content analysis of administrator posts user comments present on group’s Facebook page prior following an organised street rally June 2017. T...

The Internet and social media have played a significant role in contemporarypolitical sphere of Indonesia. In particular, they have been widely usedfor political activism and discussion; but whether the discussions areconstructive is another issue. Constructive political discussion requiresseveral preconditions; one of the most important requirements is rationalreasoning. Citizens must be equip...

This study primarily examined the role of Minority Shareholder Watch Group (MSWG), regarded as an advocate for shareholder activism in Malaysia, encouraging management to take actions shareholders’ interests by making minutes annual general meeting (AGM) available electronically. was assessed through companies monitored MSWG and participation based on percentage issued shares that voted at AGM....

In an attempt to address the debate among social science scholars regarding whether or not online political engagement is a legitimate form of participation, this study investigates conditions under which migrants engage politically with virtual communities, and when how participation spills over real-world mobilization. The case Kyrgyz migrants’ activism in media groups pages on Facebook its R...

As technology becomes increasingly pervasive and invasive, it increasingly facilitates and instigates behaviour. Prosocial behaviours, such as volunteering, activism and philanthropy, are activities that are considered to be particularly beneficial to others. Prosocial behaviours are important within IS as: (i) they are encouraged by IS stakeholders including volunteering organisations and char...