Mohak Mangal's video: How celebrities are used for politics

Indian celebrities have been in the midst of controversy due to their political opinions on social media. While they have the right to exercise freedom of speech, some wonder if their lack of expertise can lead to misinformation. Where does the line lie? ****** Research: Prachi Yadav Editing: Ajeesh Babu (https://www.instagram.com/ajeesh_babu) Thumbnail: Ronit Soin (https://www.instagram.com/itsnotraunaq) ****** Markers 0:00 Introduction 2:36 Use of social media to share opinions 4:51 Why do we follow celebrities 7:08 Impact of celebrity opinion on politics ****** Support on Patreon: https://patreon.com/sochyoutube Contact: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sochyoutube/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mohak.mangal/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mohakmangal ****** Creative commons: Flaticon ****** Sources: 0. Introduction https://www.forbes.com/sites/genedelvecchio/2020/06/25/dear-celebrities-research-shows-that-your-political-opinions-hurt-your-cause-more-than-help-it/?sh=133484441729 https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/1356625889602199552 https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-must-celebrities-take-a-stand-on-political-issues-11579112540654.html https://youtu.be/bl84cMpiWXg https://youtu.be/eQiabMknhTU https://twitter.com/sachin_rt/status/1356959311075934215 https://globalnews.ca/news/5812696/celebrities-opinions-why-we-care/ https://youtu.be/IIho4S0W95Q 1. Influence due to social media https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/346/2z7 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19392397.2013.813778 https://rampages.us/tommyspage/work-1/ https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/pm-modi-initiates-janta-curfew-to-fight-coronavirus-akshay-kumar-and-amitabh-bachchan-lend-support-1657689-2020-03-20 2. Celebrities as citizens https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/090120/deepika-padukone-shows-the-way.html https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ali-fazal-on-mirzapur-2-boycott-calls-over-his-anti-caa-speech-i-will-not-stop-raising-my-voice-i-am-an-artiste-in-a-free-world/story-ZKDs2KQDRLqp6H99cLYEyH.html https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/article-370-was-a-cancer-glad-we-found-cure-says-anupam-kher-1577586-2019-08-05 https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/anupam-kher-kashmir-solution-tweet-section-144 -more https://twitter.com/hashtag/boycottmirzapur?lang=en https://twitter.com/hashtag/boycottkangana?lang=en 3. Too much power? https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23046602 https://youtu.be/83acOv6pVuk https://youtu.be/gx68y5B7BRc https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46984569 https://www.publicbooks.org/indias-fans-and-indias-future/ https://theprint.in/india/tiktok-sonali-phogat-bjp-haryana-kuldeep-bishnoi/301221/ https://youtu.be/6-nOWjXi1o4 https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/salman-flies-kite-with-modi-refuses-to-be-drawn-into-endorsing-him-as-next-pm/story-grLmeJBl8Rg9BFT0T6u3yM.html https://youtu.be/upPLNYyuKHg 4. Impact of celebrities https://www.psypost.org/2018/10/do-celebrity-endorsements-actually-influence-public-opinion-52399 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1532673X17704938 https://www.epw.in/node/153627/pdf https://youtu.be/aQTJKzrxqRQ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mar.4220090205 https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/93237420681736192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/15234255767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/380978927553880064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/456456266039050244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/441180170112618496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/455335882086547456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/do-celebrity-endorsements-sway-public-opinion-1551314575562.html https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3341249