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Obstacles and opportunities: Palestinian youth’s uses of social media to promote international solidarity

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study explores the extent to which Palestinian media students use social media to promote a pro-Palestinian narrative to Western audiences. Media students at five Palestinian universities were surveyed ( n = 282). The findings showed that a little more than half of the participants reported that they do not address foreigners about Palestine because they lack the necessary contacts or are not interested in the topic. Among those who do address Western societies, most did it by sharing content. The main reported obstacles to sharing information included lack of international contacts, language barriers, and the content moderation policies of some social media platforms.

Source: Global Media and Communication

DOI: 10.1177/17427665251345604

Authors: Farid Abudheir, Brian J. Bowe, Sudqi Mousa

Institutions: An-Najah National University, Western Washington University, Arab American University

Language: English

Topic: Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4411284838

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