Digital Activism by Muslim Groups in Digital Media

Abstract

New media stimulates the birth of various changes in society. This research was conducted to answer several
research questions, namely, who are the actors in digital activism by Muslim groups; and how are the forms of digital
activism carried out by Muslim groups. The author conducts a literature review by collecting previous research using
software Publish or Perish. The first search returned 786 posts. Then strict data filtering was carried out to leave 8 journal
articles. The results of this study indicate that the actors driving digital activism in movements that are Muslim groups are
carried out by scholars, artists, business people, women's groups, youth groups, and mass organizations. Then, this study
also found that the forms of digital activism carried out by Muslim groups included campaigns on various social media
platforms, the use of hashtag features on platforms Instagram and Youtube; and the formation of community networks in the
media of various social media platforms. Factors driving the digital activism movement by Muslim groups come from
encouragement from mass organizations, encouragement from student groups, encouragement from political elites,
encouragement from social media, encouragement from the environment, and encouragement from oneself.