Slacktivism: Social Media's Effect on Activism

Name: Slacktivism: Social Media's Effect on Activism
Uploaded: 2018-11-12T15:50:34Z
Duration: 7 min 17 s
Description: As a politically involved teenager, Sophie is disheartened by the "hashtag activism" in modern American society. In this talk, she addresses the consequences of this growing trend, and details how Americans who want to be politically involved can do better.

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Sophie Egar |

TEDxYouth@PepperPike

• May 2018

As a politically involved teenager, Sophie is disheartened by the "hashtag activism" in modern American society. In this talk, she addresses the consequences of this growing trend, and details how Americans who want to be politically involved can do better.

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