I recently came across two tweets—or rather, thousands of tweets sharing the same two ideas over and over again. The first batch targeted elected officials and read: “SNAP has helped lift millions out ...

Campaigning community Avaaz got 750,000 people to sign up to an online petition to ban South Africa's lion bone trade. But how has it turned those clicks into action? A lion cub looks down the barrel ...

Throughout history, there have been innovations and landmark protests that have changed the face of activism forever: the Stonewall riots, car caravans used as blockades and the recording option on ...

The last week of April 2015 opened with a hashtag that gained popularity on local social media: #SaveMaryJane. Netizens pleaded for the life of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina mother who was due to be ...

Politicians, in theory, are supposed to be responsive to public outcry. When faced with an avalanche of blast emails from angry constituents, therefore, legislators generally are moved to act. In ...

In a week which saw a backlash against “hashtag activism” over the #Bringbackourgirls campaign, Change.org’s UK director defends online campaigning – two years on from the website’s launch. Photo, ...

I was recently asked to be a guest on a TV show to talk about social media, and thought I'd share some of the Q&A and my notes. Social media has become an indispensable part of many people's lives.

'YOLO' and 'Clicktivism' are among more than 1,000 new entries added by the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest quarterly update. 'YOLO' and 'Clicktivism' are among more than 1,000 new entries ...

“Want to commit sedition against the government?” “Join Dandi March-II.” “A Mahatma announces a fast-unto-death.” These were some of the clarion calls that organisers of the protest against corruption ...