Abstract:Online activism can be expressed through many forms. While advocates claim that it is a fully-fledged form of
activism, opponents state that it is no more than vain ‘slacktivism’. Against this background, this work analyses the
‘#ChallengeAccepted’ movement, which went ‘viral’ in July 2020 to raise awareness about femi(ni)cides in Turkey, in the aftermath
of the murder of the female student Pinar Gültekin. Focusing on the use of the hashtag via Twitter, the work embraces the perspective of onlin… Show more
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