12. Tetyana Bogdanova - Falling In And Out Of Love With The Ukrainian Internet #pdfua

Falling in and out of love with the Ukrainian Internet

High hopes & big promisesRise of social media and online activism in Ukraine

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Rise of social media & online activism

◉ Blogs & LJ communities◉ Facebook & YouTube

campaigns◉ Crowdsourcing

Explosion of digital activism during #Euromaidan

Protests evolved into a movement not least because of available Internet tools

The loss of ‘digital innocence’New threats and challenges for online activists

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The ability to scale-up quickly using digital infrastructure has

empowered movements to embrace their horizontalist and leaderless aspirations, which in

turn have engendered new weaknesses after the initial

phase of street actions ebbs. (Zeynep Tufekci, 2014)

Immersive conflict

Conflict extends into online spaces

Users become

overwhelmed, choose to withdraw

Becomes a part of our daily lives

Asmolov, 2016

Increasing polarization of users

◉Mobilization, but also increased tensions & heightened divisions

◉Growing tendency to remove those who disagree

◉Online “echo chambers” and radicalisation of views

‘Information warfare’

◉A fertile soil for fakes, manipulations and disinformation

◉Trolling◉Social network surveillance, pressure

on users and activists

Hate speech and online harassment

◉Brought to light by the Russia-Ukraine conflict

◉Proliferated not only by the media, but also by public figures and regular users

◉Present in different spheres of public discourse online

Towards becoming Internet realists Technology is an instrument, not a solution

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Internet-enabled technology is as much of a challenge to

democracy and peace in Ukraine, as it is an

opportunity

Any questions ?You can find me at◉ Bohdanova.Tetyana@gmail.com◉ @TetyUAna

Thanks!

Credits◉References:• Tufekci, Zeynep. "Social Movements and Governments in

the Digital Age: Evaluating a Complex Landscape." Journal of International Affairs Fall/Winter 68.1 (2014): 1-18. Print.

• Asmolov, Grigory. Technology Is Changing How We Interact with and Experience Conflict. Budapest. 12 Apr. 2016. Center for Media, Data and Society, CEU School of Public Policy. Web. 6 June 2016. <https://cmds.ceu.edu/article/2016-04-15/technology-changing-how-we-interact-and-experience-conflict>.

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