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Gaming democracy : how Silicon Valley leveled up the far right /

"This book reveals how play and gaming culture have been used by individuals and groups to mainstream far-right ideology through social media platforms. Focusing on the design of platforms like Reddit, Twitter (now X), and Facebook, Massanari shows how they have amplified and mainstreamed the p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Massanari, Adrienne Lynne (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Video games > Authorship.
Video games > Social aspects.
Politics in social media.
Right-wing extremists > United States.
Conservatism > United States.
Radicalism > United States.
White nationalism > United States.
White supremacy movements > United States.
Antisemitism > United States.
Islamophobia > United States.
Internet > Political aspects.
Radicalism.
Right-wing extremists.
Online social networks > Political aspects.
Electronic books.
Counterculture.
Internet > Aspect politique.
Radicalisme.
Extrémistes de droite.
Réseaux sociaux (Internet) > Aspect politique.
Jeux vidéo > Art d'écrire.
Extrémistes de droite > États-Unis.
Conservatisme > États-Unis.
Radicalisme > États-Unis.
Nationalisme blanc > États-Unis.
Antisémitisme > États-Unis.
Islamophobie > États-Unis.
Contre-culture.
Livres numériques.
radicalism.
e-books.
Video & Electronic.
GAMES.
Political Ideologies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Table of Contents:
  • The game according to Silicon Valley
  • From #Gamergate to the "Alt-Right"
  • Geek masculinity and the cult(ure) of tech
  • Reddit's love affair with r/the_Donald
  • Metagaming democracy.