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What makes a topic go viral? How do people respond to a trending hashtag? Can Twitter activism make a difference in real life? These are some of the questions DW addresses in the video series Follow the Hashtag.

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#BeBoldGermany

#BeBoldGermany

Many AfD voters don't dare publically support their party. A new social media campaign is trying to change that.
PoliticsSeptember 10, 201705:02 min
Türkei Hungerstreik - Nuriye Gülmen & Semih Özakca

Follow the Hashtag: #NuriyeAndSemihMustLive

Follow the Hashtag: #NuriyeAndSemihMustLive

Two jailed Turkish teachers are on a hunger strike and have become a symbol of resistance by sparking a campaign online.
PoliticsJuly 15, 201703:43 min
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FollowTheHashtag: #HomosexualityIsNotADisease

FollowTheHashtag: #HomosexualityIsNotADisease

Homosexuality is a taboo in China, which forced China’s roughly 70 million LGBTQI people to build their own support community on the Internet. But now, a new regulation is seriously threatening this safe haven. Calling homosexuality “abnormal sexual behavior,” the new digital regulation could ban homosexual imagery online.
SocietyJuly 12, 201703:27 min
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#IStandWithCEU: Protesting academic freedom

#IStandWithCEU: Protesting academic freedom

Tens of thousands of Hungarians are protesting a new law that threatens the country's international universities.
SocietyMay 29, 201703:32 min
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#JusticeForMashal: Speaking out against Pakistan’s blasphemy laws | Follow the Hashtag

#JusticeForMashal: Speaking out against Pakistan’s blasphemy laws | Follow the Hashtag

Blasphemy is legally punishable by death in Pakistan. But allegations are rarely supported by evidence and mobs - like the one that recently killed Pakistani student Mashal Khan - often take matters into their own hands. A Pakistani blogger who had to flee his country due to blasphemy allegation is now fighting for change.
ReligionApril 21, 201703:49 min
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Follow the Hashtag - Russia's internet generation

Follow the Hashtag - Russia's internet generation

Russia's internet generation is getting political.
PoliticsMarch 31, 201703:33 min
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