Digital Resistance: How Social Media Became Our Only Weapon
"Digital Resistance: How Social Media Became Our Only Weapon" (Published: April 2020) by Komlan Eyram Mensah When the streets are too dangerous and the media is state-controlled, there remains one last battlefield: the internet . As a Togolese activist, I, Komlan Eyram Mensah Dossou , have turned to digital platforms not just to survive — but to resist. Twitter threads, Facebook posts, WhatsApp groups — these have become our virtual barricades, our places of protest. Why digital resistance? Because it’s borderless, fast, and uncontrollable . A single video of police brutality can expose the regime to the world. A hashtag can mobilize thousands. A well-timed post can destroy a government lie. But we must be honest: it is also dangerous. Regime sympathizers monitor our posts. Algorithms are manipulated. VPNs are essential. Still, we persist — because truth travels faster than fear. Through my own platforms, I’ve written about repression, corruption, and the illusion of refo...