Tracking the Pulse of Protest: How AI Can Decode Social Movements
![Social movements, as measured by online discourse surrounding #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, exhibit fluctuating periods of heightened visibility-distinguished by a threshold of [latex]\mu + 2\sigma[/latex]-that reveal the ephemeral nature of public attention and the difficulty of sustaining momentum beyond transient spikes in conversation.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.20986v1/x3.png)
New research introduces a computational tool that analyzes online conversations surrounding movements like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter, offering a deeper understanding of how public discourse evolves across different platforms.





