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postgraduate thesis: Gratification of social media during social movement : a case study of LIHKG usage by "read-only" users during the 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Movement in Hong Kong
Title | Gratification of social media during social movement : a case study of LIHKG usage by "read-only" users during the 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Movement in Hong Kong |
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Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Au, H. M. [區鴻銘], Chan, C. C. [陳展韜], Chan, L. I. [陳麗霞], Li, K. J. [李嘉傑], Ng, Y. H. R. [吳日曦]. (2021). Gratification of social media during social movement : a case study of LIHKG usage by "read-only" users during the 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Movement in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | LIHKG is considered by many as the central communication platform that helped to sustain support for the 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Movement. It attracted a lot of new users, especially those from the younger generation, and played a significant role for the supporters during the movement. Although there are research papers that studied the interactions among registered “active-users” on the forum, our research focuses specifically on the reasons why “read-only” users use LIHKG. There are two aims to this research, the first is to study the innate needs that “read-only” users seek to satisfy using LIHKG during the movement. The second aim is to find out the unique features of LIHKG that sustain the “read-only” users during the Hong Kong protest movement. The classic uses and gratifications theory and its 2.0 variant, for understanding the gratifications of new media, are used as the conceptual framework for this study. 25 semi-structured interviews were conducted with LIHKG “read-only” users. The result shows that many participants gratified their innate needs of diversion and information-seeking by using LIHKG during the movement. “Read-only” usage also reinforced the pre-existing personal identities and beliefs of some participants. The study found unique features of LIHKG including anonymity, deep-rooted localized culture, a large user base of yellow camp supporters, and other distinctive functions that sustain its use by “read-only” users.
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Degree | Master of Social Sciences |
Subject | Electronic discussion groups - China - Hong Kong Hong Kong Protests, Hong Kong, China, 2019- |
Dept/Program | Criminology |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/320091 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Au, Hung-ming Ming | - |
dc.contributor.author | 區鴻銘 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, Chin-tao Chris | - |
dc.contributor.author | 陳展韜 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, Lai-har Ice | - |
dc.contributor.author | 陳麗霞 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Li, Ka-kit Jimmy | - |
dc.contributor.author | 李嘉傑 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ng, Yat Hei Ryan | - |
dc.contributor.author | 吳日曦 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-20T11:54:51Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-20T11:54:51Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Au, H. M. [區鴻銘], Chan, C. C. [陳展韜], Chan, L. I. [陳麗霞], Li, K. J. [李嘉傑], Ng, Y. H. R. [吳日曦]. (2021). Gratification of social media during social movement : a case study of LIHKG usage by "read-only" users during the 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Movement in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/320091 | - |
dc.description.abstract | LIHKG is considered by many as the central communication platform that helped to sustain support for the 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Movement. It attracted a lot of new users, especially those from the younger generation, and played a significant role for the supporters during the movement. Although there are research papers that studied the interactions among registered “active-users” on the forum, our research focuses specifically on the reasons why “read-only” users use LIHKG. There are two aims to this research, the first is to study the innate needs that “read-only” users seek to satisfy using LIHKG during the movement. The second aim is to find out the unique features of LIHKG that sustain the “read-only” users during the Hong Kong protest movement. The classic uses and gratifications theory and its 2.0 variant, for understanding the gratifications of new media, are used as the conceptual framework for this study. 25 semi-structured interviews were conducted with LIHKG “read-only” users. The result shows that many participants gratified their innate needs of diversion and information-seeking by using LIHKG during the movement. “Read-only” usage also reinforced the pre-existing personal identities and beliefs of some participants. The study found unique features of LIHKG including anonymity, deep-rooted localized culture, a large user base of yellow camp supporters, and other distinctive functions that sustain its use by “read-only” users. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Electronic discussion groups - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Hong Kong Protests, Hong Kong, China, 2019- | - |
dc.title | Gratification of social media during social movement : a case study of LIHKG usage by "read-only" users during the 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Movement in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Social Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Criminology | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991044598385003414 | - |