TikTok Intifada: Analyzing Social Media Activism Among Youth

Abbas Laila; Fahmy Shahira S.; Ayad Sherry; Ibrahim Mirna; Ali Abdelmoneim Hany

doi:10.1515/omgc-2022-0014

Online Media and Global Communication (Jun 2022)

TikTok Intifada: Analyzing Social Media Activism Among Youth

Abbas Laila,
Fahmy Shahira S.,
Ayad Sherry,
Ibrahim Mirna,
Ali Abdelmoneim Hany

Affiliations

Abbas Laila: The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Fahmy Shahira S.: The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Ayad Sherry: The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Ibrahim Mirna: The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Ali Abdelmoneim Hany: The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/omgc-2022-0014
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 2
pp. 287 – 314

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This study uses TikTok as a novel medium to extend the literature on online activism. It adds to the emergent body of knowledge about playful political participation among youth. It also explores how creative micro-videos can be a force to create momentum and shape opinions around social and political topics.

Published in Online Media and Global Communication

ISSN: 2749-9049 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/omgc/html

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