As human beings, we are all entitled of having our own opinions. The entitlement to these opinions is granted to Americans by the constitution, along with our right to voice them. In the past, people practiced this right by…… Today, we use social media. As social media becomes increasingly prevalent in society today, there has been much debate over whether this upcoming …… is turning into a Revolution or is merely just a trend. Many praise social media as the most revolutionary force in global politics today due to the rapid speed at which it delivers news, increased level of participation it produces, and aid to the less fortunate it provides. Critics argue that, correspondingly, news is becoming increasingly unreliable, protest is proving
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In 2012, a 23 year-old female student was raped on a New Delhi public transport bus in front of numerous people. In response, thousands of young people took the streets of India to protest their frustration with the lack security their government has provided women. The Delhi police, in fear of protestors expressing their anger, isolated key areas to prevent this from happening. This resulted in the creation of “The Black Dot of Shame” campaign, which has gained the attention of millions of users across social media platforms (Brute 360). The idea surrounding this campaign is to give female victims of domestic violence who are too afraid to speak out an alternative method of seeking help by drawing a black dot on their palm. Moving protest from the streets to social media platforms drastically increased responsiveness to this issue, turning the number of participants from thousands to …show more content…
Most noteworthy events, such as mass-murders or suicides, are followed by an expansive amount of social media coverage. It has now been proven that the wide coverage of such events is the influential factor that is causing others to commit the same crimes. (Tufecki) ***talk about Virginia shooting*** In her article “The Virginia Shooter Wanted Fame. Let’s Not Give It to Him”, Zeynep Tufekci, assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, suggests that media fame was what the Virginia shooter was "hoping for in his engineering of mass media and viral
In 2012, a 23 year-old female student was raped on a New Delhi public transport bus in front of numerous people. In response, thousands of young people took the streets of India to protest their frustration with the lack security their government has provided women. The Delhi police, in fear of protestors expressing their anger, isolated key areas to prevent this from happening. This resulted in the creation of “The Black Dot of Shame” campaign, which has gained the attention of millions of users across social media platforms (Brute 360). The idea surrounding this campaign is to give female victims of domestic violence who are too afraid to speak out an alternative method of seeking help by drawing a black dot on their palm. Moving protest from the streets to social media platforms drastically increased responsiveness to this issue, turning the number of participants from thousands to …show more content…
Most noteworthy events, such as mass-murders or suicides, are followed by an expansive amount of social media coverage. It has now been proven that the wide coverage of such events is the influential factor that is causing others to commit the same crimes. (Tufecki) ***talk about Virginia shooting*** In her article “The Virginia Shooter Wanted Fame. Let’s Not Give It to Him”, Zeynep Tufekci, assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, suggests that media fame was what the Virginia shooter was "hoping for in his engineering of mass media and viral