Cyberactivist Repertoires in Support of Pro-Palestine from TikTok
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https://doi.org/10.62161/revvisual.v17.5340Keywords:
Cyberactivism, Slacktivism, Clicktivism, Palestine, Israel, TikTokAbstract
The historical trajectories of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have recently found new forms of expression mobilized by the social network TikTok. Using Van Laer and Van Aelst's method of analysis of cyberactivism repertoires, 200 TikToks with hashtags associated with the pro-Palestinian cause were examined. The results show that there is viralization of communicative pieces in which emotional narratives prevail, but also contents that make pedagogy of the conflict from reasoned arguments. The discussion highlights how TikTok has redefined social mobilization strategies and the architecture of the international system through digital collective action.
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