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Network propaganda : manipulation, disinformation, and radicalization in American politics /

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Is social media destroying democracy? Are Russian propaganda or "Fake news" entrepreneurs on Facebook undermining our sense of a shared reality? A conventional wisdom has emerged since the election of Donald Trump in 2016 that new technologies and their manipulation by foreign actors playe...

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Main Authors: Benkler, Yochai (Author), Faris, Rob (Author), Roberts, Hal (Harold) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
USA > President
Communication in politics > United States.
Disinformation > United States > History > 21st century.
Internet in political campaigns > United States.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States.
Political campaigns > United States.
Political culture > United States.
Presidents > United States > Election > 2016.
Radicalism > United States.
Social media > Political aspects > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 2009-2017.
United States > Politics and government > 2017-2021.
Communication politique > États-Unis.
Désinformation > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Internet dans les campagnes électorales > États-Unis.
Radicalisme > États-Unis.
Médias sociaux > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 2009-2017.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 2017-2021.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Communication in politics
Disinformation
Internet in political campaigns
Mass media > Political aspects
Political campaigns
Political culture
Politics and government
Presidents > Election
Radicalism
Social media > Political aspects
United States
Desinformation
Einflussnahme
Internet
Massenmedien
Politische Berichterstattung
Politische Kommunikation
Politische Kultur
Präsidentenwahl
Radikalisierung
Social Media
Wahlpropaganda
USA
Politics & government.
Politics and Government.
2000-2099
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Mapping disorder. Epistemic crisis
  • The architecture of our discontent
  • The propaganda feedback loop
  • Dynamics of network propaganda
  • Immigration and Islamophobia: Breitbart and the Trump Party
  • The Fox diet. Mainstream media failure modes and self-healing in a propaganda-rich environment
  • The usual suspects. The propaganda pipeline: hacking the core from the periphery
  • Are the Russians coming?
  • Mammon's algorithm: marketing, manipulation, and clickbait on Facebook
  • Can democracy survive the Internet?. Polarization in American politics
  • The origins of asymmetry
  • Can the Internet survive democracy?
  • What can men do against such reckless hate?
  • Conclusion.