Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · View the paper (DOI)
New research found that Black Lives Matter protests led to a surge in online searches for anti-racist terms and topics, with spikes in searches continuing even after the initial protests. The study also showed that these increased search volumes were correlated with higher daily visits to Wikipedia pages on related topics.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- How Black Lives Matter protests sparked interest, can lead to change University of Washington · Mar 7, 2022 · first to report
- Black Lives Matter protests shift public discourse, IU research finds Indiana University · Apr 1, 2022