One of the most obvious characteristics of Iran’s protests in September 2022 is the emergence of a type of cyber activism that, unlike mass activism, is formed first in cyberspace. Networks have redefined social action and structure in our societies and have important consequences on production processes, power, and culture, challenging political systems, and creating legitimacy crises. The subject of the present research is important because cyber activism has an external aspect and has changed the shape of Iran’s social movements. This article is based on the Twitter data analysis method and using MAXQDA. Referring to Castells’ network society theory, it addresses this question: What role did the Twitter play in September 2022 in Mahsa Amini’s social movement? This article shows that the Twitter, in the context of existing dissatisfactions and in the absence of active organizations and parties, has led to an increase in cyberactivism in Iran. This cyberactivism encompasses mass self-communication, occupation of urban space, horizontal leadership, globalization of messages, mobilization and guidance of public opinion, nationalism, the subjectivity of women, and their identification has been its external manifestation.

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伊朗的网络激进主义：案例研究


2022年9月伊朗抗议活动最明显的特征之一是出现了一种网络激进主义，与大规模激进主义不同，这种网络激进主义首先在网络空间形成。网络重新定义了我们社会的社会行动和结构，并对生产过程、权力和文化产生重要影响，挑战政治制度并造成合法性危机。本研究的主题很重要，因为网络激进主义具有外部影响，并且改变了伊朗社会运动的形态。本文基于Twitter数据分析方法，使用MAXQDA。参考卡斯特的网络社会理论，它回答了这样一个问题：Twitter在2022年9月马赫萨·阿米尼的社会运动中扮演了什么角色？本文表明，推特在现有不满的背景下，在缺乏活跃组织和政党的情况下，导致了伊朗网络激进主义的增加。这种网络行动主义包括大众自我传播、城市空间占领、横向领导、信息全球化、舆论动员和引导、民族主义、女性主体性和认同是其外在表现。