"Social media platforms rarely provide data to misinformation researchers" This is a problem @IrenePasquetto @Briony_Swire argue, as "scientists are often left working with partial or biased data and must rush to archive relevant data" before it is removed misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/tackli…
"The line between what platforms deem illegitimate algorithmic manipulation and legitimate strategy is nebulous and largely reflective of their material interests" @cbpetre et al argues,casting "companies as neutral actors" upholding authenticity+integrity doi.org/10.1177/205630…
Good day to re-up: “Problematic information is often simply one step further on a continuum with mainstream partisan news or even well-known politicians" @alicetiara writes. "We should [not] ignore platforms" but misinfo also about identity,politics,&media georgetownlawtechreview.org/wp-content/upl…
In contexts "where the state exercises a great deal of control" over the media @admire2mare et al writes, "alternative sources ... often assume the position of the “truth news media” whereas the mainstream public media become symbols of “false news media” tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Platforms represent a distinct type of governance, "different from markets, hierarchies, or networks, and therefore pose a unique set of problems for regulators, workers, and their competitors in the conventional economy" @spvallas and @JulietSchor write doi.org/10.1146/annure…
Interviews with journalists in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan by @SamanthaPeko et al shows how mobile tech is expensive and often difficult to access, but also "helps them overcome press restrictions" for example by going "live" via mobile and social media tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…
Good for me, bad for you/us? @martinriedl et al find third-person dynamic. Perceived negative effects of social media "are stronger for others than for oneself" & "beneficial effects of social media [perceived] to be stronger for the self than for society" tandfonline.com/eprint/VIPNTAA…
(1) "state-society relationship shapes communication technology" (2) "increasing pluralization ... shapes how communication technology is used" (3) quest for self in Chinese/Indian modernity provide references to other contexts @WeiyuZ @TaberezNeyazi argue doi.org/10.1080/238089…
Analysing survey data from 🇮🇩 @taberez @BurhanMuhtadi find "political use of social media is not associated with belief in misinformation" but "partisanship is strongly associated with belief in various types of misinformation" depending on who is targeted ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc…
The"law ‘On news aggregators’ exemplifies the diversification of Russian regulation of online news from controlling content and targeting content producers towards governing the algorithmic infrastructures that shape news dissemination" @Marielle_W_ argues journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
"Homophobia within the news media, journalists’ lack of awareness and/or understanding of the social concerns of lesbian, gay and bisexual people, public pressure and lack of communication"contribute to social exclusion
@sanemLSJ shows based on interviews journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
@sanemLSJ shows based on interviews journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
Mix"of social media and political dissidence has thrown many governments in a ceaseless panic, reflected in the raft of legislation enacted to control and constrain cyber activities" @trustmatsilele @PedzisaiRuhanya write, examine #ThisFlag #Tajamuka cases journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
“Covert racism is felt powerfully at media institutions which [present] taking diversity seriously”,Douglas finds,“interviewees who’ve worked for public service broadcasters and liberal newspapers explain feeling this seeing of race is a branding exercise” journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
Developments after 2014 Indian election "demonstrate a continuity in the media’s relationship with dominant members of the political elite" @swatiullas & Sparks argue, as "the journalistic field reorients its subservience towards the new power structure." journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
"A myriad of individual factors, such as gender, race, and religiosity" shape news use patterns, so while partisanship IS a driver of fragmentation in the US, research need to extend well beyond ideological selectivity, @pengyilang and @tianyangyt argue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
"Disinformation studies remains relatively silent about questions of identity, motivation, labor, and morality" @jonathan_c_ong and Cabañes argue,analyze conditions enticing "people to this work and the creative industry practices that normalize fake news" ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc…
Here, @LuzhouLi identifies 3 "types of policy practices that are marked by policy opacity rather than policy visibility", 1) lacunae in policy outcomes+agendas; 2) policy ‘undecisions’ and 3) ‘considered silence’ that refers to government non-intervention journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
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