Cyberactivism and political repression in Mozambique: digital resistance and violence in the post-electoral context
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Cyberactivism, Silent digital resistance, Political violence, Necropolitics, MozambiqueAbstract
This article analyzes how insurgent digital activism in Mozambique articulates political resistance and violence in cyberspace in the post-electoral context of 2024–2025. Using a qualitative approach and content analysis of posts published on the Facebook page “Plataforma Eleitoral Decide,” the study discusses the concept of silent digital resistance to understand engagement practices characterized by fear, surveillance, and low public exposure in repressive contexts.
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