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100			_aLemaire, Pauline _949249
245			_a Online censorship and young people’s use of social media to get news
260			_aInternational Political Science Review
300			_a45(4), Sep, 2024: p.521-535
520			_aThe increasing adoption of social media across Africa has raised hopes that they represent a new locus of youth political agency. However, as social media has become more ubiquitous, so has its control by African regimes. How do these controls affect young people’s use of social media for information? This article approaches online controls based on how overt – that is, visible and directly experienced by citizens – they are. It shows that overt forms of controls, such as social media shutdowns, are associated with a higher informational use of social media. Surprisingly, the association is stronger for older citizens. The article makes two important contributions. First, it points to the need for research to develop a better understanding of citizens’ perception of online controls. Second, its findings show that theories of youth citizenship should include the comparative group – older citizens.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01925121231183105
650			_aYouth, Young people, Social media, News, Censorship, Surveillance. _949250
773			_aInternational Political Science Review
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