Title
Far-right social media communication in the light of technology affordances: a systematic literature review
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 affordances – the linkage between platform design and usage – and, thus, might not always be generalizable. After discussing six affordances – persistence, 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.
Keywords
Far righttechnology affordancessystematic literature review
Object type
Language
English [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2044875
Appeared in
Title
Annals of the International Communication Association
Volume
48
Issue
1
ISSN
2380-8985
Issued
2023
From page
37
To page
56
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Date issued
2023
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