Far-right social media communication in the light of technology affordances: a systematic literature review

2023/11/10 by Azade Kakavand · 1 voice · 50 citations
Computer Science · Social Sciences · #Affordance #Computer science #Data science #Focus (optics) #Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection #Human–computer interaction #Identifiability #Media Studies and Communication #Scalability #Social Media and Politics #Social media #World Wide Web

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/23808985.2023.2280824

published in Annals of the International Communication Association 48(1), 37-56 (Taylor & Francis)

openalex publication_date 2023/11/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

Most analyses of far-right communication on social media focus on one specific platform, while findings are generalized.In this study, I argue that the far right's use of social media depends on technology affordancesthe linkage between platform design and usageand, thus, might not always be generalizable.After discussing six affordancespersistence, scalability, replicability, connectivity, searchability, and identifiability -I apply them to studies about the far right on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Telegram in a systematic literature review.I conclude that most research focuses on aspects linked to connectivity, scalability, and replicability, while persistence, searchability, and identifiability are barely researched so far.I further discuss shortcomings and possibilities for future research to consider aspect of technology affordances.

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• 🎉 Exciting News! My first #dissertation paper has just been published open access in Annals of the ICA! 📚🌐 🔍 In this comprehensive study, I explore the nuances of far-right social media communica [bsky, 28 points, 2 comments]

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