Contextual overview of the Mexican feminist movement on Twitter (X)

Abstract

The following text presents a contextual overview of Mexican feminism developed in the social network Twitter (X). This panorama was based on a survey of 148 Mexican female users with the aim of learning about the feminist movement in the social network, but also other practices of users that go beyond activism and protest. The panorama breaks down: the habits of use and connection to Twitter, the women referents of the feminist movement on the platform, the topics of interest and the most discussed topics in relation to feminisms, the most important hashtags for the Mexican feminist movement, the increase of feminist discourse on the social network during the covid-19 pandemic and the learning of feminisms obtained by the users in their everyday life. As a conclusion I propose, following the thoughts of Margara Millán (2020), the existence of a “polyphoric subject of feminism on Twitter”. A heterogeneous, collective, intergenerational subject that demands justice and dignity from different positions, but also learns, develops and recognizes itself among tensions, communality and digital everyday life.