Social media is relentlessly used globally & nationally to gain social justice. Take the Trayvon Martin case for example. Without social media the case could have very well gone over everyone's head. Thanks to African American social media groups in about three weeks the news was taking over social media.Almost instantly it was a trending topic on Twitter and other SNS. This news hurt the nation and they took action quickly by organizing multiple rallies as well as protests. Millions of signatures for a petition that Martins mother organized on change.org were published for justice for Trayvon. Trayvon's mother strongly believes that justice was served because she got the arrest she wanted. This is just one case of many that social media was able to help achieve social justice.
Social media can also help in other cases, for example the Huggies pampers case. Many fathers came together and protested against a Huggies ad campaign. The ad suggest that fathers are incompetent and are unable to handle such an easy task as diaper changing. Many fathers used social media to speak about the ad as well as gain signatures for a online petition. The complaints got Huggies attention and they removed the ad and released an apology statement to the raging fathers for the misconception of the ad.
Social media has helped in many cases similar to these. The outcome isn't always the same but the affects of social media are still rather powerful.
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