Tetyana Bogdanova - Falling In And Out Of Love With The Ukrainian Internet #pdfua

1. Falling in and out of love
with the Ukrainian Internet

2. High hopes & big
promises
Rise of social media and online activism in Ukraine
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3. Rise of social media & online
activism
◉ Blogs & LJ communities
◉ Facebook & YouTube
campaigns
◉ Crowdsourcing

6. Explosion of digital activism
during #Euromaidan
Protests evolved into a movement not
least because of available Internet
tools

8. The loss of ‘digital
innocence’
New threats and challenges for online activists
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9. “
The ability to scale-up quickly using
digital infrastructure has empowered
movements to embrace their
horizontalist and leaderless
aspirations, which in turn have
engendered new weaknesses after the
initial phase of street actions ebbs.
(Zeynep Tufekci, 2014)

11. Immersive conflict
Conflict
extends into
online spaces
Users become
overwhelmed,
choose to
withdraw
Becomes a part
of our daily
lives
Asmolov, 2016

12. Increasing polarization of
users
◉Mobilization, but also increased tensions &
heightened divisions
◉Growing tendency to remove those who
disagree
◉Online “echo chambers” and radicalisation of
views

13. ‘Information warfare’
◉A fertile soil for fakes, manipulations and
disinformation
◉Trolling
◉Social network surveillance, pressure on users
and activists

15. Hate speech and online harassment
◉Brought to light by the Russia-Ukraine conflict
◉Proliferated not only by the media, but also by
public figures and regular users
◉Present in different spheres of public
discourse online

17. Towards becoming
Internet realists
Technology is an instrument, not a solution
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18. Internet-enabled technology is as
much of a challenge to democracy
and peace in Ukraine, as it is an
opportunity

19. Any questions ?
You can find me at
◉ Bohdanova.Tetyana@gmail.com
◉ @TetyUAna
Thanks!

20. Credits
◉References:
• Tufekci, Zeynep. "Social Movements and Governments in the Digital
Age: Evaluating a Complex Landscape." Journal of International
Affairs Fall/Winter 68.1 (2014): 1-18. Print.
• Asmolov, Grigory. Technology Is Changing How We Interact with
and Experience Conflict. Budapest. 12 Apr. 2016. Center for Media,
Data and Society, CEU School of Public Policy. Web. 6 June 2016.
<https://cmds.ceu.edu/article/2016-04-15/technology-changing-
how-we-interact-and-experience-conflict>.
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