In the past twenty years, democratic participation through activism and civil disobedience has been increasingly expanded with the evolution of information and communication technology. It is assumed that the role of traditional media is not as influential as it once was due to the growing presence of self-made war journalists, hacktivists and whistleblowers, facilitated through the potential of the internet. The use of the latter as a tool from which information is disseminated rapidly, is fast influencing societal understanding and exposure to issues as they develop. Social media demonstrates precisely this phenomenon, in which people are able to accrue information and act upon it through mass communication and mobilisation. This article will therefore endeavor to analyse the evolution of media in conjunction with activism, from traditional media ethno-political conflict reporting, to today’s whistleblowers and hacktivists that use the internet as their main platform. By factoring in these different aspects, this article is able to present a detailed account of the advantages and drawbacks of the latest developments in internet and technology, with special emphasis being placed on the role of online activism.

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虚伪的终结：网络激进主义和民族政治冲突

在过去的二十年里，随着信息和通信技术的发展，通过激进主义和公民不服从的民主参与日益扩大。人们认为，由于互联网的潜力推动了白手起家的战争记者、黑客行动主义者和告密者的存在，传统媒体的作用不像以前那么有影响力了。使用后者作为快速传播信息的工具，正在迅速影响社会对问题的理解和对问题的了解。社交媒体恰恰证明了这种现象，在这种现象中，人们能够通过大众传播和动员来积累信息并对其采取行动。因此，本文将努力分析媒体与激进主义的演变，从传统媒体的种族政治冲突报道，到今天使用互联网作为主要平台的告密者和黑客行动主义者。通过考虑这些不同的方面，本文能够详细介绍互联网和技术最新发展的优缺点，并特别强调在线激进主义的作用。