Internet activism
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Internet activism (also known as online activism, digital complaining, digital activism, online organizing, electronic advocacy, cyberactivism, e-campaigning and e-activism) is the use of electronic communication technologies such as social media, especially Twitter and Facebook, YouTube, e-mail, and podcasts for various forms of activism to enable faster communications by citizen movements and the delivery of local information to a large audience. Internet technologies are used for cause-related fundraising, community building, lobbying, and organizing.
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See also
- Activism
- Advocacy
- Avaaz.org
- Community informatics
- Community organizing
- E-democracy
- Grassroots
- Hacktivism
- Online petition
- Protests against SOPA and PIPA
- Psychological warfare
- Slacktivism
- Virtual community
- Volunteering
- Virtual volunteering
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