The Politics of Social Media Manipulation

book: The Politics of Social Media Manipulation

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2020

The Politics of Social Media Manipulation

Edited by: Richard Rogers and Sabine Niederer

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048551675

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About this book

Disinformation and so-called fake news are contemporary phenomena with rich histories. Disinformation, or the willful introduction of false information for the purposes of causing harm, recalls infamous foreign interference operations in national media systems. Outcries over fake news, or dubious stories with the trappings of news, have coincided with the introduction of new media technologies that disrupt the publication, distribution and consumption of news -- from the so-called rumour-mongering broadsheets centuries ago to the blogosphere recently. Designating a news organization as fake, or der Lügenpresse, has a darker history, associated with authoritarian regimes or populist bombast diminishing the reputation of 'elite media' and the value of inconvenient truths. In a series of empirical studies, using digital methods and data journalism, the authors inquire into the extent to which social media have enabled the penetration of foreign disinformation operations, the widespread publication and spread of dubious content as well as extreme commentators with considerable followings attacking mainstream media as fake.

Author / Editor information

Rogers Richard :

Richard Rogers, PhD, is Professor of New Media and Digital Culture, Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, and Director of the Digital Methods Initiative. He is author of Information Politics on the Web and Digital Methods (both MIT Press) and Doing Digital Methods (SAGE).Niederer Sabine :

Sabine Niederer is Professor of Visual Methodologies at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on the cartography of issues and online debates through visual and digital methods, with a particular interest in climate-related issues. In 2014, Niederer founded the Citizen Data Lab as an applied research lab specializing in participatory mapping of local issues.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Open Access Download PDF	5
List of figures and tables Open Access Download PDF	6
1 The politics of social media manipulation Richard Rogers and Sabine Niederer Open Access Download PDF	19
2 Political news on Facebook during the 2019 Dutch elections Stijn Peeters and Richard Rogers Open Access Download PDF	71
3 Political news in search engines Exploring Google’s susceptibility to hyperpartisan sources during the Dutch elections Guillén Torres and Richard Rogers Open Access Download PDF	97
4 The circulation of political news on Twitter during the Dutch elections Sabine Niederer and Maarten Groen Open Access Download PDF	123
5 Dutch political Instagram Junk news, follower ecologies and artificial amplification Gabriele Colombo and Carlo De Gaetano Open Access Download PDF	147
6 Dutch junk news on Reddit and 4chan/pol Sal Hagen and Emilija Jokubauskaitė Open Access Download PDF	169
7 Fake news and the Dutch YouTube political debate space Marc Tuters Open Access Download PDF	217
8 Conclusions Mainstream under fire Richard Rogers and Sabine Niederer Open Access Download PDF	239
9 Epilogue After the tweet storm Richard Rogers and Sal Hagen Open Access Download PDF	253
References Open Access Download PDF	257
Index Open Access Download PDF	287

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Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 292
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 78
- Coloured Illustrations: 78
Keywords: Fake news; disinformation; post-truth; social media; digital methods

eBook

Published: October 29, 2020
ISBN: 9789048551675