styles, or even lifestyle displays, to avoid direct confrontation. The study further reveals that digital influencers represent a new form of symbolic opposition and networked citizenship. Through their symbolically influential and spatially situated digital presence, they redefine the relationship between the individual, authority and the public at a time characterised by digital fluidity, multiple public spheres and cross-border political influence. Finally, the study foresees a deeper relationship between the performance of digital influencers and political reform – one that could activate and materialise social change in the minds of audiences and citizens at large. This can occur by raising awareness among the networked generation and the general public and enabling broad participation and debate about their lives and the future of their countries. Keywords: Influencers, Digital Environments, Geography, Content, Politics.
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