Social Computing-Driven Activism in Youth Empowerment Organizations - Challenges and Opportunities

Explore a 22-minute conference talk examining the role of social computing in youth empowerment organizations' activism efforts. Delve into the challenges and opportunities that arise when youth and staff utilize Social Networking Applications (SNAs) for civic engagement initiatives. Discover insights from a qualitative study that employs the analytical lens of object-oriented publics to reveal the complexities of SNA use in these contexts. Learn about the illegibility of youth outreach efforts on SNAs, accountability issues, differing perspectives on appropriate feature use, and tensions in co-using these tools. Gain valuable implications for designing collaborative technologies that better support youth-led activism within organizational frameworks. Presented at the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Montréal, Canada, this talk offers crucial insights for those interested in the intersection of technology, youth empowerment, and social change.