Analyzing Radical Visuals at Scale

Journal of Digital Social Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(1)

Published: March 6, 2024

Research examining radical visual communication and its manifestation on the trending platform TikTok is limited. This paper presents a novel methodological framework for studying mobilization strategies of far-right groups TikTok, employing mixed-method approach that combines manual annotation, unsupervised image classification, named-entity recognition to analyze dynamics visuals at scale. Differentiating between internal external mobilization, we use popularity engagement cues investigate efforts within outside their community. Our findings shed light effectiveness classification when utilized broader framework, as each observed group employs unique characteristics. While Conspiracists flourish in terms overall nationalist protest content succeeds by using variety persuasive attract engage audiences. The study contributes existing literature bridging gap political scale radicalization research. By offering insights into groups, our provides foundation policymakers, researchers, online platforms develop proactive measures address risks associated with dissemination extremist ideologies social media.

Language: Английский

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LGBTQ+ and Feminist Digital Activism

Published: May 8, 2024

This Element focuses on the linguistic and discursive practices employed by digital citizens to promote their causes social media, that is engage in activism, drawing attention growing importance of this phenomenon relation gender identity sexuality issues. I propose label LGBTQ+ Digital Activism join already existing one Feminist argue that, while these have been areas interest from sociology communication specialists, activism still be embraced as a field research applied linguists. point out number features are popular among activists support through analysis use hashtag #wontbeerased combining Social Media Critical Discourse Analysis Corpus-Assisted Studies. suggest further needed explore how language used propagate popularize emancipatory discourses online.

Language: Английский

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The sound of disinformation: TikTok, computational propaganda, and the invasion of Ukraine

New Media & Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 26(9), P. 5081 - 5106

Published: Aug. 30, 2024

TikTok has emerged as a powerful platform for the dissemination of mis- and disinformation about war in Ukraine. During initial three months after Russian invasion February 2022, videos under hashtag #Ukraine garnered 36.9 billion views, with individual scaling up to 88 million views. Beyond traditional methods spreading misleading information through images text, medium sound novel, platform-specific audiovisual technique. Our analysis distinguishes various war-related sounds utilized by both Ukraine Russia classifies them into typology. We use computational propaganda features—automation, scalability, anonymity—to explore how TikTok’s auditory practices are exploited exacerbate disorders context ongoing events. These include reusing coordinated campaigns, creating audio meme templates rapid amplification distribution, deleting original conceal orchestrators’ identities. conclude that recommendation system (the “for you” page) acts space where exposure is strategically navigated users’ intervention, enabling semi-automated “soft” thrive leveraging its features.

Language: Английский

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Evolution of digital activism on social media: opportunities and challenges

El Profesional de la Informacion, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 9, 2023

The social media revolution has affected all areas, including activism. However, there is scepticism about its emancipatory capacity, and it considered by some to be a distorted form of This article presents review the existing literature on digital activism, starting with concept itself, examines impact organisation activists citizen participation. Likewise, based platformisation these spaces evolution their affordances, we observe growth in individual, strategic low-commitment participation, accentuation role emotions that promote virality, assumption playful forms politainment –especially TikTok–. On other hand, strategies carried out organisations activism relation causes are investigated, such as generation arguments provided interest group involvement an action dissemination, co-creation replication activists. Finally, main challenges indicated: growing inequality terms access algorithmic visibility between brands, influencers groups; desirability complementing work alternative allows for more stable collaboration; need protect against hate speech platforms.

Language: Английский

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Special Issue on Methods in Visual Politics and Protest

Journal of Digital Social Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(1)

Published: March 6, 2024

This special issue draws together five articles in the arena of methods visual politics and protest. It addresses three core methodological challenges across research process (data access, collection, analysis, visualisation): proliferation social media, emergence novel practices, increasing application digital methods. Their key contributions lie development mixed approaches, new techniques for constructing curating datasets, explorations anti-publics

Language: Английский

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Methodological reflections on tracing networked images

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management An International Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

Purpose Many scholars highlight a need for reflexive methodological accounts to support visual research. Therefore, this paper offers detailed reflection on the methods involved in tracing and analysing 248 commercial images of entrepreneurship. This account supports our published work examining entrepreneurial masculinities femininities, which conceptualised gendering aesthetics, proposed significance image networks reproduction neoliberal ideals. Design/methodology/approach Now based further reflexivity, we offer insights both possibilities challenges networked by reviewing four complexities: engagement with online images; working across platforms; as potentially never-ending process montage approaches analysis. Findings Our focuses specific form imagery – certain representation gendered entrepreneur particular complex site encounter online. mapped repertoire entrepreneurship constructions masculinity femininity. In paper, open “black box” study explain belief that advances can only be built through exposing practice. Originality/value Through reflective account, aim discussions aid development use

Language: Английский

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Platform gaslighting: A user-centric insight into social media corporate communications of content moderation

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

This paper delves into communications dynamics between social media platforms and their users as they navigate the opacity of governance policies. Using Meta TikTok case studies, we reveal that gaslighting – traditionally linked with relationship abuse where one partner undermines validity other's experience has become a pervasive communication strategy for platforms, manifesting in numerous instances automated human platform have directly contradicted users’ experiences, evidence research. We analyse 36 diverse interview datasets six public responses to content moderation issues, highlighting systemic nature this phenomenon within digital spaces. By moving beyond shadowbanning isolated platform-to-user dialogue, expand scholarly understanding encompass broader spectrum governance-related communications. Our dataset draws from seemingly disparate groups who share experiences: Jewish creators engaged combating antisemitism, Palestinian advocating rights sex-positive creators, whose expertise stories are dismissed belittled by platforms. participants' experiences demonstrate conceptualising can help expose corporate power imbalances platform-user interactions, particularly cases govern through undisclosed practices such de-platforming triggered malicious flagging, along ambiguous representatives. how dismissal or minimisation participants’ traumatic platforms’ processes teams is weaponised inflict epistemic injustice, consolidate power, safeguard image evade accountability.

Language: Английский

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Children as concealed commodities: Ethnographic nuances and legal implications of kidfluencers’ monetisation on TikTok

New Media & Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 19, 2025

Our article delves into the emergence of ‘kidfluencers’ within content creator economy, highlighting how children’s participation intertwines their identities with monetisation strategies on platforms. Focusing TikTok, we blend ethnographic and legal analysis 215 videos from 23 kidfluencers in Israel, New Zealand Unites States, illuminating complexities monetising childhood across cultures. We highlight four visibility practices which children are exposed, mobilised commodified parents’ content: (1) kids as props; brands playmates, (2) transactional childhood, (3) aspirational child-ification (4) regulative parenthood. shows become concealed commodities, varying degrees (in)visibility practices, playful branded to embodying idealised notions for brand visibility. situate our regulatory frameworks, revealing TikTok’s policies conceal role monetised content, reflect platform liability under European Union’s Digital Services Act.

Language: Английский

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Public attitudes toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in China: A text mining analysis

Telematics and Informatics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 102243 - 102243

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Repertorios Ciberactivistas en el Apoyo Pro-Palestina desde TikTok

VISUAL REVIEW International Visual Culture Review / Revista Internacional de Cultura Visual, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(1), P. 51 - 70

Published: Jan. 30, 2025

Las trayectorias históricas del conflicto palestino-israelí han encontrado en el tiempo reciente nuevas formas de expresión movilizadas por la red social TikTok. Utilizando método análisis sobre repertorios ciberactivismo Van Laer y Aelst, se examinaron 200 TikToks con hashtags asociados a causa Pro-Palestina. Los resultados evidencian que existe viralización piezas comunicativas las prevalecen narrativas emocionales, pero también contenidos hacen pedagogía desde argumentos razonados. La discusión resalta cómo TikTok ha redefinido estrategias movilización arquitectura sistema internacional través acción colectiva digital.

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