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Tech. Politics. Tech + Politics. Politics + Tech. Politics. Ragtag is a group of tech volunteers whose primary goal is to help activists use technology to amplify their work. Who would have thought we created an inclusive way of bringing about change in this new era? This is the group that helped March for OurContinue reading “Tech and Politics”

Repeat after me: Social Media Activism is Valid. Social Media Activism is Valid. Social Media Activism is Valid. Social Media Activism is Valid. Social Media Activism is Valid. Social Media Activism is extremely powerful. Before, activism was limited to local issues to national issues, but with the newfound ability to organize online, it can helpContinue reading “Social Media Activism is Valid”

There is always some argument about who is “authentic” enough to a certain group, whether it is racially, age wise, ethnicity wise, etc. there are requirements to being “authentic” and sticking to the way our ancestors lived. Activism is no stranger to this type of bickering. We love the “Traditional”, but the traditional is notContinue reading “Traditional Organizing=Valid Digital Organizing= Valid”

Internet restrictions are a hot topic in the media. With our large advancements with technology, there needs to be rules and accountability with what content social media platforms allow for their users to see and say. Facebook has decided not to fact-check political ads, which, is interesting because the spread of false media does notContinue reading “Do political ads have rights?”

Wow. Wow. Wow. When Vine was popular, the only folks who interacted with it was the young folks on the internet. Vine walked so TikTok can S O A R. With TikTok, you have a range of ages from 10 to at least 55. You have high school teachers using the app and being sillyContinue reading “Social Media and the WHO??”

“A movement will demand more of you than anything you’ve ever done before” -Frank MicKinley Social media is and has been impacting our society from the moment Facebook gained momentum. By creating a social movement, you have the ability to gain folks you would have never had access to. With Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, youContinue reading “How to Start a Social Movement”

Some folks argue how dangerous social media is, but with everything comes a positive and a negative. The folks who run these pages, in my observation, want to reduce mental health stigmas and deconstruct the way we heal vs. how our society tells us we “should” heal. Using the platform of Instagram to tackle aContinue reading “Self Care and Social Media”

In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg testified to Congress that Facebook will exempt political ads and messages from fact-checkers because that is a limitation of freedom of speech. Their argument was that political turmoil, speech, and ads help each party, while also hurting, but that is a part of the job. This poses a question to ourContinue reading “Fact Check or Nah? Social Media and the 2020 Election”

This article gives you a look at the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag and how it has propelled many other hashtags to come to fruition for a social cause. The Pew Research Center shares statistics on how Americans view Social Media as a tool for making a difference, socially, but so far the reviews are mixed. The impactContinue reading “Pew Research and Black Lives Matter?”

Within just a month of the tragic school shooting that left 17 dead, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School had created a national movement from the usage of social media. This article puts into perspective how effective the use of social media was in how we see the March for Our Lives movement.Continue reading “March For Our Lives”