Does Online Activism Have Any Power? | i-D Voices

Online activism has exploded in popularity since the beginning of the pandemic. But does the rise of ‘topical activism’ mean we’re jumping from movement to movement without creating real change?

We asked seven young people living in the UK about their relationship with online activism, the future of protest and ultimately: is anyone really an activist, when everyone is an activist online?

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