The topics that generated the most opinions and impact on social media and the Internet were: political situation (29%) and economic justice (21%).
During 2022 in Colombia through the Internetvy on social networks They have published 8,481 citizen petitions, 1,524 more than the previous year, which were supported by 4,158,000 people. on different platforms, channels and virtual media.
To highlight, the behavior of digital activism during the mid-year electoral period, in which only through the #SiYoFueraPresidente more than 5 million registered Through interactions on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and nearly 3 million Colombians shared the top 10 proposals they wanted to put forward to the candidates through this hashtag, should any of them be elected.
Among the main digital requests that went viral in this situation, The regulation of mobility apps and the failed demand to tax churches stood out., halt deforestation in the Amazon, and promote a project or initiative from the executive branch to prevent the increase and, on the contrary, freeze the salaries of congressmen.
As for the categories that marked the needle of opinion and interest of Colombians on the Internet and social networks during 2022, The topics of politics (29%), economic justice (21%), human rights (18%), and health (17%) stood out. and criminal justice (15%). But by specific axes, animal, health, employment, environmental, and electoral issues were the most viral.
These and other data, which provide a snapshot of digital activism in Colombia during 2022, were recently released by the international organization Change.org, on the occasion of its tenth anniversary in Latin America. The figures are the result of analyzing and cross-referencing information from its platform's own insights and surveys of more than 3.5 million people who are frequent users of social media and the internet.
First, one stood out petition supporting the guardianship to demand The National Civil Registry audited the pre-count and vote-counting software for the presidential elections. A total of 245,903 virtual signatures were collected.
Second, he highlighted the campaign demanding the resignation of the National Registrar, Alexander Vega, due to the apparent lack of guarantees during the first round of the presidential elections, which yielded 146,529 digital signatures.
Third, He was the protagonist of a citizen cause that requested the removal of former President Iván Duque as the director of the NGO Concordia de la Amazonia, arguing that when he was president, he supported fracking and glyphosate spraying, among other actions. This campaign garnered 70,659 signatures.
Fourth, he highlighted a petition to eliminate lifetime pensions for former presidents in Colombia, with 52,344 signatures.
“During 2022, Colombians were very active online regarding political issues related to the presidential elections. People of all political parties, opinions, and ideologies used virtual channels, not only seeking concrete actions from their candidates or the country's electoral system, but also to question or argue their different positions, thus making digital activism one of the best tools for citizen participation in public debate,” said Diana Durán, director of Change.org Colombia.
Likewise, Durán highlighted that, although the needs of citizens grew in 2022, they were also visible in different media such as the Internet and social networks., the number of signatures supporting these causes decreased compared to 2021"Without a pandemic or lockdowns, this year activists took to the streets again to carry out more in-person actions, such as sit-ins, delivering signatures to Congress, and organizing street marches," he added.
From digital signatures to results and obvious facts
It's worth highlighting the 626 victories achieved thanks to the pressure exerted by Colombians through the Change.org platform and social media during 2022. This was a record considering that in 2021 this figure did not exceed 100 wins.
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