DIGITAL POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AS A FORM POLITICAL MOBILIZATION

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The article focuses on the change political participation, mainly of young people, in the context of political mobilization. Digital technologies are fundamentally changing the idea of a person about hypothetical participation in politics and his ability to influence political decisions. Digitalization contributes to the optimization of human resources in accordance with changing priorities, which is reflected in such a form of digital political participation as slacktivism. The construction of objective reality takes place, considering the interests of a person, his capabilities, and desires. Attention is focused on the playful nature of digital political practices, the attractive aspects of online groups are revealed, and the transformation of forms of youth participation in political life is shown. The article identifies trends in social networks that are of a political nature, and describes the most common forms of digital political participation, mainly of young people, that contribute to the political mobilization of society: podcasting, electronic petitioning, mobile applications on blockchain platforms, hashtag activism. The increased activity of the state in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has become the reason for the restriction of human rights and freedoms, contributes to an increase in the activity of citizens who use digital technologies to influence politics.