Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
Twitter and Tear Gas examines how social media and digital networks have transformed protest. Zeynep Tufekci considers the strengths these tools offer movements, from communication to visibility, while also exploring their vulnerabilities and limits. The result is a thoughtful analysis of technology, collective action, and contemporary political change.
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Twitter and Tear Gas examines the relationship between digital networks and contemporary protest.
The book explores how social media can help movements communicate, organize, and attract public attention.
It also considers the fragility of networked protest and the challenges that can accompany digitally connected movements.
Written by Zeynep Tufekci, this work offers a broad analysis of technology’s role in collective action.
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