5.2
Hashtivism
Twitter is a main social media platform for millennials, “Twit-
ter has over 15 million active users in the UK and over 65%
of these users are under the age of 34.” (Think Digital First,
2017). This shows that twitter has a vast younger demo-
graphic, in particular millennials. To add to this “Twitter is
relatively even with 49% males and 51% female in regards to
user demographic” (Think Digital First, 2017). This shows the
ability twitter has to capture a large audience of both equal-
ly males and females.
Twitter allows people to report first hand news about events
and information that is happening around the world in that
very day. When addressing feminism, Twitter lets feminism
engage with the public, encourages others to get involved
in what they are fighting for and take action. For feminism
hashtags, are a significantly powerful form of activism.