Social media and the visibility of horrific violence/ Constance Duncombe
Material type: TextPublication details: 2020Subject(s): Online resources: In: International Affairs May 2020, Vol.96, No.3, pp.609-629 (32)Summary: This article examines the political dynamics of violent social media images. I argue that the particular qualities of social media can play an important role in how the digital visibility of horrific violence influences policy-making as a response to such atrocities. There is an important connection between the properties of social media platforms that allow user images to reach a global audience in real time and the emotional responses that this level of circulation generates. In turn, the pressure created by events made globally visible through the circulation of violent images and the audience responses to those images puts governments in a position where they are forced to act, which has significant implications for policy-making.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This article examines the political dynamics of violent social media images. I argue that the particular qualities of social media can play an important role in how the digital visibility of horrific violence influences policy-making as a response to such atrocities. There is an important connection between the properties of social media platforms that allow user images to reach a global audience in real time and the emotional responses that this level of circulation generates. In turn, the pressure created by events made globally visible through the circulation of violent images and the audience responses to those images puts governments in a position where they are forced to act, which has significant implications for policy-making.
SECURITY, SOCIAL, POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY, NEWZEALAND
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