Patti M. Valkenburg and Jessica Taylor Piotrowski
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780300218879
- eISBN:
- 9780300228090
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300218879.003.0015
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
This chapter begins with a discussion of the dynamics of our network society. The twenty-first century is, so far, the age of the network society, one that is supported by social media networks which ...
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This chapter begins with a discussion of the dynamics of our network society. The twenty-first century is, so far, the age of the network society, one that is supported by social media networks which have removed the spatial barriers that traditionally limited our communication, and have changed the world into a global village. The chapter then turns to the promises and perils of youth and media research today. It claims that the transition to a network society has turned research on youth and media on its head—leading to new opportunities and new challenges. It concludes by considering what this always-connected lifestyle means for our health and happiness.Less
This chapter begins with a discussion of the dynamics of our network society. The twenty-first century is, so far, the age of the network society, one that is supported by social media networks which have removed the spatial barriers that traditionally limited our communication, and have changed the world into a global village. The chapter then turns to the promises and perils of youth and media research today. It claims that the transition to a network society has turned research on youth and media on its head—leading to new opportunities and new challenges. It concludes by considering what this always-connected lifestyle means for our health and happiness.
Diana L. Ascher and Safiya Umoja Noble
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- March 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780190883591
- eISBN:
- 9780190883638
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190883591.003.0011
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Moral Philosophy
Notions of free speech and expectations of speaker anonymity are instrumental aspects of online information practice in the United States, which manifest in greater protections for speakers of hate, ...
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Notions of free speech and expectations of speaker anonymity are instrumental aspects of online information practice in the United States, which manifest in greater protections for speakers of hate, while making targets of trolling and hate speech more vulnerable. In this chapter, we argue that corporate digital media platforms moderate and manage “free speech” in ways that disproportionately harm vulnerable populations. After being targets of racist and misogynist trolling ourselves, we investigated whether new modes of analysis could identify and strengthen the ties between the online personas of anonymous speakers of hate and their identities in real life, which may present opportunities for intervention to arrest online hate speech, or at least make speakers known to those who are targets or recipients of their speech.Less
Notions of free speech and expectations of speaker anonymity are instrumental aspects of online information practice in the United States, which manifest in greater protections for speakers of hate, while making targets of trolling and hate speech more vulnerable. In this chapter, we argue that corporate digital media platforms moderate and manage “free speech” in ways that disproportionately harm vulnerable populations. After being targets of racist and misogynist trolling ourselves, we investigated whether new modes of analysis could identify and strengthen the ties between the online personas of anonymous speakers of hate and their identities in real life, which may present opportunities for intervention to arrest online hate speech, or at least make speakers known to those who are targets or recipients of their speech.