Social Media in Eastern Europe
By: Jeremy Glass
Jul 06, 2022
This week’s graph uses a Digital Society Project indicator to demonstrate that social media has been increasingly used as a means of mobilizing people for political actions in Eastern Europe, including in autocratizing/autocratic states such as Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.The potential purchase of Twitter by billionaire Elon Musk warrants special attention. He has suggested that the platform could switch to paid services for organizations, while remaining free for individuals. This could pose a threat for the activities of CSOs that depend on social media for their outreach.
