Twitter activism: understanding the Twittersphere as the foremost community for activism and dragging in Nigeria

Obia, V. orcid.org/0000-0003-1650-9103 (2025) Twitter activism: understanding the Twittersphere as the foremost community for activism and dragging in Nigeria. New Media & Society, 27 (1). pp. 151-167. ISSN 1461-4448

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Keywords: Activist discourse; dragging; hashtag activism; Nigerian Twittersphere; Twitter activism
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  • Published: January 2025
  • Published (online): 23 May 2023
Institution: The University of Sheffield
Academic Units: The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Journalism Studies (Sheffield)
Depositing User: Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited: 06 Dec 2024 09:41
Last Modified: 20 Feb 2025 14:58
Status: Published
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Refereed: Yes
Identification Number: 10.1177/14614448231172967
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