Social Causes on Social Media: How To Combat Performative Activism
The impact of Instagram on the spread of information and the large–scale societal response to social movements is indisputable. It’s getting harder and harder to miss the social media response to horrifying world events. In a never–ending cycle of tragedy followed by collective mourning on social media, our feeds have been constantly flooded with aesthetically pleasing infographics about gun violence, racism, and public health crises.