How technology is reshaping political activism across Asia | ABC NEWS
In Nepal, Indonesia, and the Philippines, young people are leading street protests organised through social media, fighting government corruption and nepotism.
In Nepal, these protests led to Discord users voting online for former Chief Justice Sushila Karki to head an interim government.
Steve Feldstein, author of “The Rise of Digital Repression,” says that today’s Generation Z protests differ from past youth movements.
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