Alternative media empowering social activism

Social media has become a very important part in contemporary society with a massive 38 million active social media accounts for the 64.1 million UK population. This increase of social media usage also means that people are in contact with alternative media sources and do not have to rely on traditional, “mainstream” media sources to keep up with the happenings of the world. Facebook is the top active social network platform with 43% of the 59% of UK population that have social media accounts. While Facebook is an accepted means of communication where social gatherings occurs, it is also a…