Youth Empowerment in the Digital Age: Harnessing Digital Activism and Navigating Political Information

Author: ¹Oyinkansola Akinmade, ²Ibikunle Olayiwola Ajisafe, ³Oladipo Oladejo, ⁴Olawale Obajuluwa, ⁵Kehinde Osadola

Affilation: ^1,2Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, Department of Media and Communication Studies.
³Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, Department of Business Administration.
⁴Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, Department of Conflict Peace and Strategic Studies.
⁵Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, Department of Intelligence and Security Studies.

Volume 1, Issue 1, 2026 | Pages: 34–36 |

The widespread adoption of digital technologies has profoundly transformed the political sphere, providing young people with previously unheard-of avenues for collective action and political information dissemination. This article discusses the interconnectedness of youth empowerment, digital activism, and citizens' ability to navigate political information within present-day democracies. By building upon recent research and empirical findings, the article describes the means by which young activists can mobilize and the difficulties they encounter in distinguishing credible information from dubious sources, as well as the educational strategies for increasing youth's ability to process information more effectively. Situated within current debates on civic participation and digital citizenship, the article provides an in-depth understanding of both the positive and negative aspects that define the digital sphere of youth activism.

Digital technology, digital activism, civic participation, digital citizenship, youth empowerment.

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