ANALYSIS OF ANTI-RAPE CONVERSATIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: A STUDY OF MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE ANTI-RAPE MOVEMENT IN NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

Social media has a tremendous impact on society through its use for awareness creation; for example, it is used for advocacy against rape. This research sought to analyze anti-rape conversations on social media by studying the multiple stakeholders of the anti-rape movement in Nigeria. It is important to know if the advocacy and activism of rape on social media have been properly conducted, evaluated and are effective enough to help reduce the crime of rape in Nigeria. Therefore, this study aimed to establish that social media is a very important tool in organizing protest action, raising awareness and mobilizing support. It identified how anti-rape advocacy groups have utilized social media to achieve their goals. The theories used for this study are Development Media, Agenda Setting and Social Responsibility theories. Content analysis, focus group discussion and in-depth interview were conducted. The collected data was analyzed and the results were presented through tables, percentag...