Highlights•Several inherent characteristics of social media facilitate online
activism.•Evidence for slacktivism (online collective action hinders offline action) is …

With the circulation of misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health
Organization has raised concerns about an “infodemic,” which exacerbates people's …

While a growing number of studies have examined political expression in the context of
social media, fundamental questions remain about the communicative processes under …

Building on prior studies suggesting that social media can facilitate offline political
participation, this study seeks to clarify the mechanism behind this link. Social media may …

Latinos represent a large ethnic minority group in the United States, but their political
participation, including on social media, is low compared to other groups. Guided by social …

Cultured meat has yet to reach store shelves but is nonetheless a growing issue for
consumers, producers, and government regulators, many of whom have taken to social …

The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of the situative perspective in
understanding technology acceptance. Briefly, this is the position that holds technology …

Software development is a cooperative process, which relies upon the integration of
knowledge spread across various domains. The shift from the industrial economy toward a …

Purpose Social media platforms are increasingly used by activists to mobilize collective
actions online and offline. Social media often provide visible information about group size …

Political consumerism has emerged as a popular form of participation among lay citizens.
For the most part, research has delved into the main antecedents that explain this type of …