The seemingly global nature of English-language hashtags often obscures activism from outside the Global North (GN). This systematic review explores geographic representation in this field ( N = 315 articles) through an investigation of case study location, author affiliation, methods of data collection and analysis, and researched social media platforms. The results show a preponderance of GN/Majority cases and non-region-specific social media groupings such as hashtag publics, particularly in research employing digital methods. As such, extant research in the field has disproportionately produced what we term Northern Visibilities—groups and movements based in GN countries (above all the United States) and platforms popular within them. We use the findings of the review to critically interrogate notions of the Global South in digital social research and provide recommendations for rectifying geopolitical underrepresentation and promoting more inclusive research practice.

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南半球在哪里？数字激进主义研究中的 Northern 可见性


英语标签看似全球性的本质往往掩盖了来自北半球 （GN） 以外的激进主义。本系统综述通过调查案例研究地点、作者单位、数据收集和分析方法以及研究的社交媒体平台，探讨了该领域的地理代表性（N = 315 篇文章）。结果显示，GN/Majority 案例和非特定地区的社交媒体分组（例如主题标签公众）占主导地位，尤其是在采用数字方法的研究中。因此，该领域现有的研究不成比例地产生了我们所说的北方视野——位于 GN 国家（尤其是美国）的团体和运动以及其中流行的平台。我们利用审查结果批判性地质疑数字社会研究中南半球的概念，并为纠正地缘政治代表性不足和促进更具包容性的研究实践提供建议。