Season 7 · Episode 45
S7 Ep45: How protests are born, and how they die
September 27, 202426m 2s
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Show Notes
Every year we see thousands of protest movements on our city streets. Most are fuelled by social media. But why do some protests persist, and some disappear. Why do some remain peaceful, but others become violent? Benoît Schmutz-Bloch tells Tim Phillips about how social media gives life to protest movements – but can also hasten their destruction.