Activism or Slacktivism: Can Social Media Cause Social Change?

Red, white and blue weren’t the only colors Americans were seeing in their News Feeds early this July. In fact, all of the ROY G. BIV colors were likely to pop up. That’s because over 26 million people rainbowfied their profile picture to show support for the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. Such an outpouring of support is overwhelmingly heartwarming, especially since the changes were made within a mere three days of the decision. However, what do these numbers really show? What are the masses accomplishing, if anything, by using social media for political and social change?

Here’s the good, the bad and how to get involved, successfully…

Activism or Slacktivism: Can Social Media Cause Social Change?

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Rick Duris is CopyRanger.

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