Social media

Definition

Social media encompasses a wide range of online platforms and applications that enable users to create, share content, and participate in social networking. It has become a significant tool for communication, information sharing, and influencing public opinion.

Related terms

Public Opinion:

The aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population concerning political issues or policies.

Political Socialization:

The process by which individuals learn and frequently internalize a political lens framing their perceptions of how power is arranged and how the world around them is (and should be) organized; those perceptions, in turn, shape and define individuals’ definitions of who they are and how they should behave in the political and economic institutions in which they live.

Digital Activism:

The use of digital tools (such as social media) to bring about political or social change