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October 16, 20253 citationsOpen Access

Digital Natives, Digital Activists: Youth, Social Media and the Rise of Environmental Sustainability Movements

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MPManya PanditTMTriveni MagadumHMHarshit Mittal

Key Points

  • Social media significantly impacts youth activism in environmental sustainability, changing their engagement approach.
  • The study highlights challenges like clicktivism fatigue and the need for effective integration of online and offline activism.
  • Using Formative Visual Storytelling, young activists employ hashtags to amplify their message and connect with peers and decision makers.
  • The research contributes insights into how digital natives adapt technology to enhance civic activism and promote climate care.

Abstract

The research examines the challenges revolving around young people's social movements, activism regarding sustainability, as well as the accompanying social media aspect, and how social media impacts environmental action. This study focuses on the environmental craze on social media platforms and its impact on young activists aged 16-25. With the advancement of social media, new avenues have opened for participation in sustainability issues, especially for the marginalized, as information moved through transnational networks at lightning speed. Along with specific Formative Visual Storytelling methods, the young leaders of the movement deploy hashtags and other online tools to capture the attention of their peers and decision makers. Challenges persist with "clicktivism" fatigue from the internet, and site limitations. This article contributes to insights on emerging forms of civic activism by explaining how digital natives adapt technology to reframe green activism. The research suggests that effective digital environmental movements integrate online and offline action, make it simple for individuals to get involved, and promote tolerance to algorithmic modifications and climate care among participants.

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Pandit et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f147cc724575985c3fd2d9https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2505.10158
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