Does online activism even work? | with Moya Lothian-McLean

In the wake of the viral ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ AI image being shared tens of millions of times there’s a renewed discussion around online activism and whether it even works at all. Is it purely performative? Can it make a difference in the real world? Benedict is joined by journalist Moya Lothian-McLean to break it all down for you and help cut through the noise and the bickering.

#alleyesonrafah #palestine #gaza

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[cnj]

she's so well-spoken and on a personal level, i love how she nipped "normies" in the bud. i completely agree that we need each other to build movement and we can't do that by alienating each other

[RachelMay]

Moya is so eloquent, so pleased you had her on the show 💖

[amnesiacore]

I know this is a break from the normal carefree comedy, but it is greatly appreciated. ❤❤❤

[kepriest]

Such a refreshing thing to see on my timeline. Really helped settle some thoughts and feelings I had swirling about recently, great job!

[beejamjam]

an unexpected yet appreciated crossover!!

[vampivicous]

This was a great and well conducted conversation! Thanks SD team!

[juanelo]

We all know Benedict can talk for hours and make light of situations and fun of them. It was refreshing to see him stay quiet while Maya was speaking, way to go. He definitely listening to understand not to respond.

[epaisley]

Came for the news, stayed for the rat content, delightfully surprised by the thoughtful conversation - absolutely loved this video, thank you Scroll Deep!

[_sophies]

Great interview!

I think the reason why people often say online activism is useless is because there isn't really a clear path from it into real activism? And even some IRL activism, like JSO chucking soup on things, has questionable efficacy.

[thefelicits]

I loved this convo. Scorning online activism only serves the people we want to protest against. I really respect the nuanced exploration here. I just started watching this channel recently, have watched Novara for ages so it was delightful to see Moya here. She really knows her stuff and expresses herself brilliantly. Less importantly, we just see her head on Novara; who knew she was so stylish? :o

[spooky-spaghetti]

respect to ben and scroll deep for this video!
saw the tiktok asking for an informed person to talk to and it's great to see that actually come thru.

moya was a great speaker and i appreciate how u didn't try to curb her answers
free palestine 🇵🇸

[Chloe-pwuh]

Thanks Benedict and Scroll Deep (and Moya!) for this excellent conversation

[tothemoonandforward]

Fantastic, honest and transparent video. Love your usual internet content but love this new style too

[KalebPeters]

Brilliant video guys! You're such a great interviewer, Benedict! Would love to see more discussions like this in between the normal content!

[aliflanagan]

Really enjoying this scooch towards "real world" journalism from SD, reminds me of the best BuzzFeed was.

[bluebell]

This was a really great conversation, I’m so glad you guys were able to get Moya on the show. I really hope this video gets more traction. There are a lot of people out there who need to see this.

[Ryanblairfolk]

I really loved this longer episode. The interview was fantastic. Please do more it was very interesting.

[ConejitoPequenito]

I loved all the questions you asked, Ben! Moya gave really insightful answers

[julietskelly]

This was really interesting and Moya was a fantastic guest speaker, thanks SD :)

[EdudAlugetha]

I'm glad this video was made. These conversations do help and it reminds people how collective activism works. I follow you both but was not expecting the combination! I'm glad to see it.