Research on the Role of Digital Media in Promoting #Metoo Movements
Ziqian Zhang · 2023
Sexual harassment has sparked a revolution in recent years, especially by sharing posts on social media platforms with the hashtag #metoo attached. People of all backgrounds and races began sharing their personal stories of sexual assault online. It has changed the way people think about the sexual harassment issue and bridging the individual with the collective and illustrating the systemic nature of social injustice. The support #metoo campaigns have got is huge and has created a change in people's perspective and opinions toward the problem/ issue. The purpose of the study was to analyze and find out the impact of social media platforms on the #Metoo movement and explore how victims use social media platforms to express their experiences and provide evidence. We will also explore how #MeToo has gained more light and support, and how people have changed their way of thinking, which will be explored in the article. Results indicated that the social media platforms provide a new way for people to discuss online and provide victims with a space to support them. And it is likely to make long-term changes in politics, culture and the world because the #metoo movement turns the hashtag into feminism as a complex recursive process aimed at political change.