MDA20009 Digital communities

  Trolling and social media conflict Image source:https://images.app.goo.gl/qRFvArrD3k2QW1Wh6 The concept commonly referred to as "digital citizenship" aims to kerb problematic or unusual forms of participation in the online environment. (Hartley, 2012, p.136). Digital citizenship is often related to ethical conduct in an online territory. It revolves around the dissonance between the "formal" and "substantive" elements that make up citizenship, between its "relational status" (mutual obligations) and its "personal identity"(personal characteristics)', as well as how this relates to the"formal" and "substantive" elements that make citizenship. McCosker (2014) points out that this is particularly relevant in terms of the actions, obligations, and behaviours of the"online public". https://images.app.goo.gl/gBiaYotii34EYDdLA " Troll " is internet slang for someone who deliberately tries to stir u...

Activism and protest image resource：https://images.app.goo.gl/cBRLgESyzNUfxJo37 Using digital tools (internet, mobile phones, social media, etc.) to bring about social or political change is referred to as "digital activism"（ Ozkula，2021）. Since 2004, the introduction and rapid growth of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have promoted digital activism because entire campaigns can be run online (sometimes with little to no offline component) and still have a broad reach (Rees, 2013). Civic culture is defined as "those aspects of the socio-cultural world which serve as preconditions for a person's participation in public life and politics" (Dahlgren 2009, p. 104). Civic engagement is facilitated, prepared, and defined by the media, but it is equally driven by external and internal factors, inspiring and driving civic agency. As a result, online activism has often been described as either 'clicktivism' or, worse, "slacktivism," perce...

image 1 resource：https://images.app.goo.gl/yAAnuR1cKFiP9mi96 It is evident that social media is gradually becoming a necessity in our work and lives, and even now, we can participate in politics through them.   For the media to promote orderly political participation of citizens, it is essential to enhance audiences' breadth and depth, initiative, and motivation to become active participants in political affairs through the media. According to Owen (2017), new media has fundamentally changed how government and political leaders interact, contested elections, and citizens participate in politics through new media.   China and Western countries illustrate different ways of engaging in politics through social media.   In China image 2 resources：https://images.app.goo.gl/hdGcy7NBdLs4x9YG6 Due to China's ancient civilisation and authoritarian political system should observe different civic rules than Western democracies. China's culture emphasises this (Guo & Chen,  2...