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Congrès en Conversation - Partie III avec Aliyah Datoo

June 28, 2024·18 min·1 clip

The research found that private Facebook groups, not public Instagram posts, host the most open discussions within the Francophone community.

Host Annie Pilote interviews graduate researcher Aliyah Datoo about her master's thesis on how British Columbia's Francophone minority community uses online spaces for organizing and dialogue. Datoo applies deliberative democracy theory to analyze social media platforms, finding that private groups foster more discussion than public posts, and highlights challenges like limited resources and algorithmic barriers.

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A focused look at francophone organizing online, from public debate to more private community spaces.

Annie Pilote guides this conversation with Alia Datou from her studies at Simon Fraser University into the shifting shape of online community organizing as scale and access change.

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You want a measured conversation about online francophone community organizing, grounded in SFU research.

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