The roles of social media for the students more involved in activist movements such as BLM
- The social media plays a vital role in information dissemination and so since students are mostly having free access to social media they become fully aware of different activist movements that are currently taking place in the society, such as the Black Lives Movement. By being informed about what is going on, they become exposed to social happenings and become receivers of information about them.
- By this exposure and the efforts of those who advocate activist movements, students actually become subject to be involved in these movements. In social media, a lot of medium about different movements propagate, such as through memes, pictures, and posts. If one is able to follow a page, for example, that share accurate and reliable information about activists movements and these posts reach the students, they are likely to become involved to them. Especially today that students are more empowered, in which information exposure play a big part on. As observed, students today are more likely to become vocal and involved in political discourses and social media also plays a big role in it.
- Lastly, social media also helps in enabling students to follow certain topics that they think they can relate to and this does not exempt political movement. Once hooked and convinced that political movements such as BLM plays a significant role in the society, students are able to share contents just through the tips of their fingers, allowing other youth groups to be informed regarding them.
Therefore, the power of social media and the wide scope in can reach can be said to be a key player in getting students more involved in activist movements. With proper usage, these platforms can actually stimulate students to cause a big change in the society by standing up on what they believe to be true and justifiable.