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Advancing Research into Dark Participation
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Abstract Dark participation is and should be an essential concept for scholars, students and beyond, considering how widespread disinformation, online harassment, hate speech, media manipulation etc. has become in contemporary society. This commentary engages with the contributions to this timely thematic is... view more
Dark participation is and should be an essential concept for scholars, students and beyond, considering how widespread disinformation, online harassment, hate speech, media manipulation etc. has become in contemporary society. This commentary engages with the contributions to this timely thematic issue, which advance scholarship into dark participation associated with news and misinformation as well as hate in a worthwhile way. The commentary closes with a call for further research into four main areas: 1) the motivations that drive dark participation behaviors by individuals and coordinated groups; 2) how these individuals and groups exploit platforms and technologies for diverse forms of dark participation; 3) how news publishers, journalists, fact-checkers, platform companies and authorities are dealing with dark participation; and 4) how the public can advance their media literacy for digital media in order to better deal with dark participation. Authorities must advance and broaden their approaches focused on schools and libraries, and may also use emerging technologies in doing so.... view less
Keywords
digital media; online media; false report; disinformation; manipulation; motivation; media skills; journalism
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Communicator Research, Journalism
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
dark participation; misinformation; platform exploitation; platforms
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 209-214
Journal
Media and Communication, 9 (2021) 1
Issue topic
Dark Participation in Online Communication: The World of the Wicked Web
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed