Feminism, Gender Identity and Polarization in TikTok and Twitter

Autor/inn/en	Peña-Fernandez, Simon; Larrondo-Ureta, Ainara; Morales-i-Gras, Jordi
Titel	Feminism, Gender Identity and Polarization in TikTok and Twitter
Quelle	In: Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 31 (2023) 75, S.47-58 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Peña-Fernandez, Simon) ORCID (Larrondo-Ureta, Ainara) ORCID (Morales-i-Gras, Jordi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1134-3478
Schlagwörter	Computer Mediated Communication; Social Networks; Social Media; Electronic Publishing; Internet; Web Sites; Telecommunications; Video Technology; Feminism; Sexual Identity; Females; Social Attitudes; Political Attitudes; Differences; Youth; Activism; Language Usage + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computerkonferenz; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Soziale Medien; Elektronisches Publizieren; Web-Design; Telekommunikationstechnik; Feminismus; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Weibliches Geschlecht; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Unterscheiden; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Sprachgebrauch
Abstract	The potential of social media to create open, collaborative and participatory spaces allows young women to engage and empower themselves in political and social activism. In this context, the objective of this research is to analyze the polarization in the debate at the intersection between the defense of feminism and transsexuality, preferably among the young population, symbolized in the use of the term "TERF". To do this, the existing communities on this subject on Twitter and TikTok have been analyzed with Social Network Analysis techniques, in addition to the presence of young people in them. The results indicate that the debates between both networks are not very cohesive, with a highly modularized structure that suggests isolation of each community. For this reason, it may be considered that the debate on sexual identity has resulted in a strong polarization of feminist activism in social media. Likewise, the positions of transinclusive feminism are very much in the majority among young people; this reinforces the idea of an ideological debate that can also be understood from a generational perspective. Finally, differential use between both social networks has been identified, where TikTok is a less partisan and more dialogue-based network than Twitter, which leads to discussions and participation in a more neutral tone. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01