Social media platforms are used by activists to pass on protest information, offer help and boost funding
A man on top of a traffic signal leads a crowd in chants during a protest against the death in police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, U.S., June 4, 2020. Picture taken June 4, 2020. Picture: REUTERS/ERIN SCOTTDinanda Pramesti, a 26-year-old communications worker, dropped off bags of food and supplies for protesters at a demonstration in Washington this week, heeding an urgent call made through a social media group.
Floyd’s death has sparked a wave of nationwide protests against police brutality, with crowds gathering in more than 140 cities, including outside the White House in Washington. “Social media has made a huge difference, it is like the channel of revolutionary action,” a spokesperson for the group told AFP, adding their motto was “No justice, no peace.”
Volunteers move through the crowd offering cereal bars, bottles of water and milk to wash off teargas sprayed by police. In New York, the Instagram account @justiceforgeorgenyc emerged quickly and drew 85,000 people. It announces all protest events during the day, along with times, venues and even weather forecasts.Similarly, the @whatswrongwithmollymargaret account is a personal account that has become a feed for information in the city of Minneapolis, where Floyd died and where the demonstrations began.
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