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#StopKony: 10 years on, how did a controversial campaign shape online activism?

15 mins | Apr 18, 2022
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How the seductive campaign created white saviourhood for the digital age. Ten years ago, a viral video aimed at white Americans provided the blueprint for the digital 'awareness' era, even as its core messaging became shrouded by a problematic founder. Sunnie Fraser looks back at how the campaign's questionable tactics have impacted online activism today.

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