.... The solutions (if any) would depend on intervention by high-level authorities like the state of California or the federal government. 1. Correspondence: [email protected] 7 9 2023 20 9 2023 national identity democracy internet social media I very much appreciate...

...Stein Ringen This commentary is part of Global Perspectives review symposium on democracy. 1. [email protected] 3 2 2023 3 2 2023 Democracy Culture Social Media Power Out of three books as scrutinized by four eminent scholars comes a remarkable...

... in the conclusions on some of the ethical challenges of using mainstream social media (Hall, p. 224), and beyond those issues even broader questions about the impact of social media usage on individuals, communities, and democracy arise. It’s certainly possible that transnational advocacy can become more effective...

... that combines the material with the informational in new ways. Digital spaces on social media are constructed through both material interfaces and signifying practices, rendering gender identities dynamic and culturally specific. Contested enactments of gender take place on platforms seen as neutral...

...Yoav Halperin This article examines the growing public awareness of deceptive online campaigns where automated networks of social media bots are deployed to manipulate public opinion, disrupt debates, and stoke intercommunal strife. Drawing on a grounded thematic analysis of discussion threads...

... complement these with digital ethnographic observations of Souza’s and her allies’ social media profiles. We ask: If visibility is a goal for groups that are marginalized and silenced, what happens when they achieve it? When does visibility help to protect Black women? And when does visibility bring even...

... are aware of the impacts of digitization, especially the dangers of social media bubbles and disinformation. They also recognize market-driven imperatives of journalism yet appreciate legacy news media in its different digital forms. Our study indicates that a balance between skepticism and reliance on news...

...Elisabetta Costa; Donya Alinejad This article examines the ways in which experiences of homeland take shape through the use of social media among first- and second-generation Kurdish migrants living in Milan and surrounding areas in the Lombardy region of Italy. Drawing on a short-term ethnographic...