Published on: 04.07.2024
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Media Research Blog
Trump’s social media ban
Trump’s ban from social media, while gaining significant media attention, does not represent an isolated case. Preventing individuals from accessing social media platforms or parts of them is a common phenomenon today. Edoardo Celeste terms it ‘social media exclusion’ and argues that it is possible to distinguish three types of this phenomenon on the basis of the actors and specific underlying factors determining the users’ exclusion.
Polarization in the US
Democracy at Stake: The Capitol Siege as a Digital Crisis?
The attack on the institutional heart of one of the oldest democracies of the world was a major shock, for the United States and democracies all over the world. How were social media conducive to the Capitol siege and what should we learn from it?
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Who is Zoom to Judge?
Why Engaging in Content Governance is Not a Good Idea for the Successful Video Conferencing Platform.