Social organizations, movements and activism in cyberspace

Abstract

Social problems, inequalities and power dynamics affect individuals and their social spaces. Today's world offers more opportunities for resistance by individuals and groups through the use of technology. That is why it is significant to note that the Internet and digital media provide for new forms of social organizing and social activism. An important fact is that social networks primarily help individuals to see themselves as a part of a certain group, as belonging to a group of people who share common attitudes, values and problems and thus need each other in order to influence a certain situation. Digital activism considerably affects politics, state governance and civic and social engagement and provides opportunities for local and global connection of individuals and groups within political, social, and cultural movements, or even for initiation of such movements. The paper presents only some of the insights regarding the advantages and disadvantages of social action in cyberspace.